POLI 2051 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
The founders of the American republic believed that the dominant institution in the
national government should be. - ANSWERBicameral Congress 2 house congress
One of the people that a legislator represents is called a(n) - ANSWERConstituent
Reapportionment is: - ANSWERThe allocation of seats in the House of
Representatives to each state after each census
The concept of a gerrymander refers to: - ANSWERThe drawing of legislative district
boundary lines to obtain partisan or factional advantage
Members of Congress are granted generous franking privileges that: - ANSWERCan
sign their signature on an envelope instead of buying a stamp
Most of the real work of Congress is - ANSWERThe committees and subcommittees
within Congress.
The enumerated powers of Congress are - ANSWERPowers expressly given to
Congress by the Constitution
listed in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution.
The concept of logrolling refers to - ANSWERAn arrangement in which two or more
members of Congress agree in advance to support each other's bills
Casework is - ANSWERPersonal work for constituents by members of Congress
Oversight is the process by which Congress - ANSWERThe process by which
Congress follows up on laws it has enacted to ensure that they are being enforced
and administered in the way Congress intended
Most legislation dies in committee, before ever reaching the House or Senate floor: -
ANSWERTrue
A filibuster is: - ANSWERThe use of the Senate's tradition of unlimited debate as a
delaying tactic to block a bill
The concept of cloture refers to: - ANSWERa process that attempts to limit debate
on a bill in the Senate
For individual Senators, the key party organization is the one that assigns senators
to the standing committees: - ANSWERThe one that assigns senators to standing
committees because getting assigned to the right or wrong committee can make or
break their career.
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
The founders of the American republic believed that the dominant institution in the
national government should be. - ANSWERBicameral Congress 2 house congress
One of the people that a legislator represents is called a(n) - ANSWERConstituent
Reapportionment is: - ANSWERThe allocation of seats in the House of
Representatives to each state after each census
The concept of a gerrymander refers to: - ANSWERThe drawing of legislative district
boundary lines to obtain partisan or factional advantage
Members of Congress are granted generous franking privileges that: - ANSWERCan
sign their signature on an envelope instead of buying a stamp
Most of the real work of Congress is - ANSWERThe committees and subcommittees
within Congress.
The enumerated powers of Congress are - ANSWERPowers expressly given to
Congress by the Constitution
listed in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution.
The concept of logrolling refers to - ANSWERAn arrangement in which two or more
members of Congress agree in advance to support each other's bills
Casework is - ANSWERPersonal work for constituents by members of Congress
Oversight is the process by which Congress - ANSWERThe process by which
Congress follows up on laws it has enacted to ensure that they are being enforced
and administered in the way Congress intended
Most legislation dies in committee, before ever reaching the House or Senate floor: -
ANSWERTrue
A filibuster is: - ANSWERThe use of the Senate's tradition of unlimited debate as a
delaying tactic to block a bill
The concept of cloture refers to: - ANSWERa process that attempts to limit debate
on a bill in the Senate
For individual Senators, the key party organization is the one that assigns senators
to the standing committees: - ANSWERThe one that assigns senators to standing
committees because getting assigned to the right or wrong committee can make or
break their career.
