ch. 11

17. A select committee is different from a standing committee because ________.

a select committee is convened for a specific and temporary purpose, while a standing committee is permanent

2. While each state has two senators, members of the House are apportioned ________.

according to the state's population

20. Saying a bill is being marked up is just another way to say it is being ________.

amended

8. Senate races tend to inspire ________.

broad discussion of policy issues

3. The process of redistricting can present problems for congressional representation because ________.

districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups

13. The increasing value constituents have placed on descriptive representation in Congress has had the effect of ________.

increasing the number of minority members in Congress

1. The Great Compromise successfully resolved differences between ________.

large and small states

12. A congressperson who pursued a strict delegate model of representation would seek to ________.

legislate in the way he or she believed constituents wanted, regardless of the anticipated outcome

21. The key means of advancing modern legislation is now ________.

the budget process

19. Stopping a filibuster requires that ________.

the chamber votes for cloture

9. The saying "All politics is local" roughly means ________.

the local constituents tend to care about things that affect them

16. House leaders are more powerful than Senate leaders because of ________.

the majoritarian nature of the House—a majority can run it like a cartel

4. Which of the following is an implied power of Congress?

the power to regulate the sale of tobacco in the states