GOVT 2305 TEST #2 SB QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
T or F: it is more common for House incumbents than Senate incumbents to face
challengers in the form of prominent local politicians. - ANSWER F
Both political parties in the House have a ______, who acts as a go-between with
the leadership and the party members in the House. - ANSWER Whip
If Congressional representatives find themselves having to choose between
angering voters and donors of angering by refusing to go along with a vote,
which will they likely choose?
a) angering leadership by voting the way their donors and voters want them to.
OR
b) angering their donors and voters by voting the way leadership wants them to.
- ANSWER A
Which of the following correctly describes how committees and subcommittees
serve to decentralize power in Congress?
a) They serve party leadership goals at the expense of individual members'
power needs.
b) They allow more members to hold leadership positions.
c) They dilute the power of the parties and increase bipartisan negotiations.
d) They give the minority party's members the same power as the majority
party's members. - ANSWER B
Which of the following is true about the trends in congressional discord?
a) On small and large issues alike, party ideology has increasingly separated
Republicans from Democrats, but only if they come from different states.
b) Party polarization has ended the nationalization of congressional politics.
c) Constituency influences now have a powerful effect on Congress's members,
whereas party ideology has lost importance.
d) On small and large issues alike, party ideology has increasingly separated
Republicans from Democrats, even those who come from the same state or
region. - ANSWER D
The increase in party polarization in Congress has led to increased...
a) cooperation between the parties.
b) emphasis on oversight.
c) emphasis on local issues.
d) policy deadlock. - ANSWER D
, Going into the 2018 election, the Democratic Party was able to field an unusually
strong set of candidates because ______.
a) the president's party did not control the White House.
b) the party experienced a landslide of super PAC donations.
c) polls showed that voters were trending toward the Democrats.
d) polls showed that voters were trending toward the Republicans. - ANSWER C
The Speaker of the House has the right to do which of the following? (Choose
every correct answer.)
a) speak first during House debate on legislation.
b) select the chair person of the House Rules Committee.
c) choose who may speak on the House floor.
d) force members of the party to vote for or against the bill. - ANSWER A
B
C
A limit of...exists for how long a Republican member can chair a particular
committee.
a) 4 years
b) 6 years
c) 2 years
d) 2 terms - ANSWER B
Which of the following are true concerning women and minorities who run for
congressional office? (choose every correct answer.)
a) women and minorities account for approximately half of the membership of
Congress.
b) women and minorities are more likely to run for congressional office than for
local or state legislative positions.
c) there are more women than there are minorities in Congress.
d) women and minorities are less likely to run for Congress than white males. -
ANSWER C
D
Partisan divisions have become more...as a result of party polarization.
a) blurred
b) amicable
c) acute - ANSWER C
In Insecure Majorities, Frances Lee noted that, in the currently closely matched
parties, members of Congress are engaged in "______" rather than "governing."
a) dog fighting
b) debating
c) messaging
d) rhetoric - ANSWER C
CORRECT ANSWERS
T or F: it is more common for House incumbents than Senate incumbents to face
challengers in the form of prominent local politicians. - ANSWER F
Both political parties in the House have a ______, who acts as a go-between with
the leadership and the party members in the House. - ANSWER Whip
If Congressional representatives find themselves having to choose between
angering voters and donors of angering by refusing to go along with a vote,
which will they likely choose?
a) angering leadership by voting the way their donors and voters want them to.
OR
b) angering their donors and voters by voting the way leadership wants them to.
- ANSWER A
Which of the following correctly describes how committees and subcommittees
serve to decentralize power in Congress?
a) They serve party leadership goals at the expense of individual members'
power needs.
b) They allow more members to hold leadership positions.
c) They dilute the power of the parties and increase bipartisan negotiations.
d) They give the minority party's members the same power as the majority
party's members. - ANSWER B
Which of the following is true about the trends in congressional discord?
a) On small and large issues alike, party ideology has increasingly separated
Republicans from Democrats, but only if they come from different states.
b) Party polarization has ended the nationalization of congressional politics.
c) Constituency influences now have a powerful effect on Congress's members,
whereas party ideology has lost importance.
d) On small and large issues alike, party ideology has increasingly separated
Republicans from Democrats, even those who come from the same state or
region. - ANSWER D
The increase in party polarization in Congress has led to increased...
a) cooperation between the parties.
b) emphasis on oversight.
c) emphasis on local issues.
d) policy deadlock. - ANSWER D
, Going into the 2018 election, the Democratic Party was able to field an unusually
strong set of candidates because ______.
a) the president's party did not control the White House.
b) the party experienced a landslide of super PAC donations.
c) polls showed that voters were trending toward the Democrats.
d) polls showed that voters were trending toward the Republicans. - ANSWER C
The Speaker of the House has the right to do which of the following? (Choose
every correct answer.)
a) speak first during House debate on legislation.
b) select the chair person of the House Rules Committee.
c) choose who may speak on the House floor.
d) force members of the party to vote for or against the bill. - ANSWER A
B
C
A limit of...exists for how long a Republican member can chair a particular
committee.
a) 4 years
b) 6 years
c) 2 years
d) 2 terms - ANSWER B
Which of the following are true concerning women and minorities who run for
congressional office? (choose every correct answer.)
a) women and minorities account for approximately half of the membership of
Congress.
b) women and minorities are more likely to run for congressional office than for
local or state legislative positions.
c) there are more women than there are minorities in Congress.
d) women and minorities are less likely to run for Congress than white males. -
ANSWER C
D
Partisan divisions have become more...as a result of party polarization.
a) blurred
b) amicable
c) acute - ANSWER C
In Insecure Majorities, Frances Lee noted that, in the currently closely matched
parties, members of Congress are engaged in "______" rather than "governing."
a) dog fighting
b) debating
c) messaging
d) rhetoric - ANSWER C
