GOVT 2305 EXAM 3 TEST BANK COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY
PASSED RESOURCE
●● The most powerful person from the minority party in the House is
the
Answer: minority leader
●● What is the procedural tactic employed in the Senate to prevent a bill
from coming to a vote?
Answer: filibuster
●● In the nation's first century,
Answer: service in Congress was not seen as a lifetime career for most
of its members.
●● Through a vote for cloture, the Senate
Answer: can end a filibuster.
●● To override a presidential veto, Congress must vote at a minimum by
a
Answer: two-thirds majority in each chamber.
,●● Redistricting happens after the census, which is conducted every
________ years.
Answer: 10
●● Defining the conditions and scheduling a bill for floor debate in the
House of Representatives is the responsibility of the
Answer: Rules Committee.
●● Mark up of a bill means that
Answer: None of these answers is correct.
●● Senators are generally less likely to take directions from their leaders
than House members because
Answer: senators think of themselves as being equals and generally
expect to have more autonomy.
●● What percentage of state legislators are women?
Answer: more than 20 percent
●● The dominant policymaking political institution during most of the
19th century was
Answer: Congress.
,●● In the 1970s, roll-call votes
Answer: generally did not pit most Republicans against most Democrats.
●● Congressional staffers spend most of their time on
Answer: constituency service and public relations.
●● One must be ________ years of age to serve in the U.S. House of
Representatives, and ________ years of age to serve in the U.S. Senate.
Answer: 25; 30
●● In an average election, about one in ________ House seats is a truly
competitive election.
Answer: six
●● Compared to House incumbents, Senate incumbents are more likely
to face the problem of
Answer: a strong challenger.
●● The oversight responsibility of Congress is
Answer: empowered by control of yearly budgets.
●● There are currently ________ voting members of the U.S. House of
Representatives and ________ voting members of the U.S. Senate.
, Answer: 435; 100
●● Which of the following statements is true about congressional
members over the last three decades?
Answer: Republicans have become more conservative.
●● Legislation whose tangible benefits are targeted solely at a particular
legislator's constituency is often criticized as
Answer: pork.
●● Which of the following groups is overrepresented in Congress?
Answer: lawyers
●● Compared with the Senate majority leader, the Speaker of the House
has more power because
Answer: the House has less of a tradition as a chamber of equals.
the House places more limits on debate.
the House is the larger chamber in terms of membership.
the Speaker strictly controls the rules of debate.
●● House incumbents have about a(n) ________ chance of winning
reelection.
Answer: 92 percent
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY
PASSED RESOURCE
●● The most powerful person from the minority party in the House is
the
Answer: minority leader
●● What is the procedural tactic employed in the Senate to prevent a bill
from coming to a vote?
Answer: filibuster
●● In the nation's first century,
Answer: service in Congress was not seen as a lifetime career for most
of its members.
●● Through a vote for cloture, the Senate
Answer: can end a filibuster.
●● To override a presidential veto, Congress must vote at a minimum by
a
Answer: two-thirds majority in each chamber.
,●● Redistricting happens after the census, which is conducted every
________ years.
Answer: 10
●● Defining the conditions and scheduling a bill for floor debate in the
House of Representatives is the responsibility of the
Answer: Rules Committee.
●● Mark up of a bill means that
Answer: None of these answers is correct.
●● Senators are generally less likely to take directions from their leaders
than House members because
Answer: senators think of themselves as being equals and generally
expect to have more autonomy.
●● What percentage of state legislators are women?
Answer: more than 20 percent
●● The dominant policymaking political institution during most of the
19th century was
Answer: Congress.
,●● In the 1970s, roll-call votes
Answer: generally did not pit most Republicans against most Democrats.
●● Congressional staffers spend most of their time on
Answer: constituency service and public relations.
●● One must be ________ years of age to serve in the U.S. House of
Representatives, and ________ years of age to serve in the U.S. Senate.
Answer: 25; 30
●● In an average election, about one in ________ House seats is a truly
competitive election.
Answer: six
●● Compared to House incumbents, Senate incumbents are more likely
to face the problem of
Answer: a strong challenger.
●● The oversight responsibility of Congress is
Answer: empowered by control of yearly budgets.
●● There are currently ________ voting members of the U.S. House of
Representatives and ________ voting members of the U.S. Senate.
, Answer: 435; 100
●● Which of the following statements is true about congressional
members over the last three decades?
Answer: Republicans have become more conservative.
●● Legislation whose tangible benefits are targeted solely at a particular
legislator's constituency is often criticized as
Answer: pork.
●● Which of the following groups is overrepresented in Congress?
Answer: lawyers
●● Compared with the Senate majority leader, the Speaker of the House
has more power because
Answer: the House has less of a tradition as a chamber of equals.
the House places more limits on debate.
the House is the larger chamber in terms of membership.
the Speaker strictly controls the rules of debate.
●● House incumbents have about a(n) ________ chance of winning
reelection.
Answer: 92 percent
