GOVERNMENT PART II EXAM
The term whip in discussions of Congress A party member in the House or Senate responsible for coordinating the party's
refers to... legislative strategy, building support for key issues, and counting votes.
Appropriations made by legislative bodies for local projects that are often not
needed but that are created so that local representatives can win reelection in their
The term pork barrel refers to... home districts.
Who decides which committee Each party's own steering and policy committee.
assignments members of the House of
Representatives receive?
Tendency for candidates to win a higher percentage of the vote when seeking future
The "sophomore surge" refers to the... terms in office.
The House and the Senate agreed to a two-year moratorium on earmarks in
In 2011, spending bills.
A ________ veto occurs when Congress Pocket.
adjourns during a 10-day period after
presenting the president with a bill and he
or she takes no action.
Compared to the rest of American history, More; less.
recent congresses have been ________
polarized and ________ productive in
terms of passing laws.
One reason why redistricting is Those charged with drawing districts use sophisticated computer technologies to
controversial is that... come up with the most favorable district boundaries.
The number of seats in the House of 435; 1929.
Representatives has been fixed at ____
since ____.
What formal structure of Congress The establishment of standing committees.
exemplifies the need to divide the labor of
legislation?
1/10
, What is cloture? The process by which three-fifths of the Senate can end a filibuster
2/10
The term whip in discussions of Congress A party member in the House or Senate responsible for coordinating the party's
refers to... legislative strategy, building support for key issues, and counting votes.
Appropriations made by legislative bodies for local projects that are often not
needed but that are created so that local representatives can win reelection in their
The term pork barrel refers to... home districts.
Who decides which committee Each party's own steering and policy committee.
assignments members of the House of
Representatives receive?
Tendency for candidates to win a higher percentage of the vote when seeking future
The "sophomore surge" refers to the... terms in office.
The House and the Senate agreed to a two-year moratorium on earmarks in
In 2011, spending bills.
A ________ veto occurs when Congress Pocket.
adjourns during a 10-day period after
presenting the president with a bill and he
or she takes no action.
Compared to the rest of American history, More; less.
recent congresses have been ________
polarized and ________ productive in
terms of passing laws.
One reason why redistricting is Those charged with drawing districts use sophisticated computer technologies to
controversial is that... come up with the most favorable district boundaries.
The number of seats in the House of 435; 1929.
Representatives has been fixed at ____
since ____.
What formal structure of Congress The establishment of standing committees.
exemplifies the need to divide the labor of
legislation?
1/10
, What is cloture? The process by which three-fifths of the Senate can end a filibuster
2/10
