Chapter 11
The United States Senate has ____ members.
100
The United States House of Representatives has ____ members.
435
____ members present and voting can halt a filibuster by voting for cloture.
60
The framers of the Constitution conceived of the ______ as the center of policymaking in America.
Congress
____ privileges refers to the free use of the mails enjoyed by Congress.
Franking
The filibuster
Is unique to the Senate
According to the Constitution, once impeached, federal officials are then tried in the
Senate
Nominees to the United States Supreme Court must be confirmed by
Senate
Articles of impeachment must be passed by
The house
When Political Action Committees contribute money to members of Congress they are usually seeking
access to policymakers.
Incumbents are those
already holding office
Comparison between members of the House and Senate concerning the impact of incumbency on their reelection chances shows that one of the reasons that senators have a smaller advantage is because they
are more likely to be held accountable on controversial issues.
The single most important advantage to someone trying to get elected to Congress is
being an incumbent
Nebraska's legislature is the only one in the United States that is NOT
bicameral
To be sent to the President, a bill must be passed by
both the House and the Senate.
Studies have shown that Presidential ____ in an election have little effect on the success of the party's candidates for the House and Senate.
coattails
According to the Constitution, revenue bills must originate in the
house
The minority whip
keeps a close head count on key votes, and attempts to keep party members in line.
Compared to members of the House, senators are
more likely to face difficult reelection opponents
The pork barrel and casework are examples of
opportunities for credit-claiming by members of Congress.
Members of Congress engage in each of the following activities that increase the probability of their re-elections EXCEPT
party voting
The ____ is the mighty list of federal projects, grants, and contracts available to cities, businesses, colleges, and institutions which members of Congress seek to influence to promote the interests of their constituency.
pork barrel
Overall, members of Congress can ____ of the American people.
possibly claim substantive representation, but not descriptive representation
The House ____ Committee reviews most bills coming from other committees before they go on to the full House, thus performing a traffic cop function.
rules
An especially important asset for incumbents running for reelection is their
service to constituents
After each federal census
the membership of the House is reapportioned
The foremost attraction for the job of serving in Congress is
the power to make key public policy decisions.
Women constitute ____ of the United States Senate.
under 25%