Szot check ins (Legislative Branch)

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two court cases?

D: B/C: ruled the court could legislate changes to unequally apportioned districts S/R: Ruled that race was not an acceptable factor to determine voting districts

Based on the graph, which statement about incumbency is most accurate? a. Incumbents have a significant reelection advantage b. incumbents are prohibited from accepting campaign contributions from interest group members c. incumbents only leave office when pressured by party leadership d. Incumbents often leave office at the end of their term

a

Who is second in authority to the Speaker of the House in the House of Representatives? a. majority leader b. majority whip c. minority leader d. president pro tempre

a. majority leader

"Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a law, be presented to the President of the United States; if he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall... proceed to reconsider it. If after such reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a law.... If any bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he had signed it..." --Article I, Section 7, U.S. Constitution, 1787 According to the Constitution, how can a bill become a law without the president's signature? a. The Vice President can sign it as the president of the Senate b. Congress can override the veto with a 2/3 vote in both houses. c. Congress can demand a bill become a law if a majority of both houses voted for it. d. Congressional committees can sign bills into law.

b

When does a bill go to the Rules Committee in the House Representatives? a. after it goes to a conference committee b. after it is approved by its full committee c. after it is debated in the full House d. after it is debated in the full House

b.

Which incumbency advantage involves efforts to highlight an incumbent's service to individuals and to the district? a. visibility b. credit claiming c. lobbying d. position taking

b.

As advocated by English politician and philosopher Edmund Burke, which concept describes legislators as people use who use their best judgment to make policy in the interests of the people? a .delegates b. trustees c. partisans d. politicos

b. (i think)

Every _____ years a census is done that impacts the reapportionment of the House of Representatives. a. 2 b. 10 c. 4 d. 6

b. 10

Which of the following demonstrates an expressed power of Congress? a. organize schools b. coin money c. enforce laws d. establish driver's licenses

b. coin money

Where does most of Congress's work happen? a. recess b. committees c. conferences d. hearings

b. committees

Which of the following, which might include federal spending projects, might contribute to the trend indicated in the graph? (graph abt incumbents winning more) a. apportionment b. pork barrel c. logrolling d. casework

b. pork barrel

The process of redrawing district lines in a state is a. reapportionment b. redistricting c. bipartisanship d. gerrymandering

b. redistricting

Congress has been able to expand powers of the federal government based largely on its authority to a. levy taxes b. utilize the necessary and proper clause c. coin money d. regulate commerce

b. utilize the necessary and proper clause

Based on the graph, which of the following statements is true? (difference in party ideology graph) a. The Senate is currently more polarized than the House of Representatives b. Both chambers are less polarized than they were fifty years ago c. The House is often more polarized than the Senate d. The House has become less polarized and the Senate more polarized over time

c.

Congress missed the fact that various agencies with responsibility for supervising the banking industry were negligent in identifying looming financial problems that led to the recession of 2008-2009. This suggests a failure of __________. a. the seniority system b. juridiction fragmentation c. oversight d. the informal organization of Congress

c.

How can a filibuster can be ended? a. abrogation supported by fifty-one senators b. censure voted on by fifty-five senators c. cloture approved by sixty senators d. discharge voted on by sixty-seven senators

c.

How does Article I, Section 7 exemplify the concept of checks and balances? a. Congress does not need to involve other branches in lawmaking b. States, through their congressional representatives, are involved in lawmaking c. The Constitution mandates that Congress establish committees. d. No one branch is single handedly in control of making laws for the country.

d.

What best represents the trend of party polarization over the last three decades? a. The parties have become less polarized because more and more voters are opting to become independents b. Both Republicans and Democrats have become more liberal. c. While members of Congress have not become more extreme, ordinary citizens have. d. Each congressional party has become more homogeneous, and the distance between parties has increased

d.

What function do whips serve? a. to act as official spokespersons for their chambers b. to help the Speaker schedule proposed legislation for debate c. to meet with members of the executive cabinet d. to persuade party members to support the party's priorities

d.

What is the vice president's only constitutionally defined job? a. to look after the "Good and the Welfare of We the People" b. to represent the president at official state functions c. to preside over the Electoral College d. to serve as president of the Senate

d. (I think)

Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between Congress and the President? a. The President has historically been able to direct Congress to pass certain laws. b. The President has the final word on which bills Congress considers c. If something is important to the President it is always also important to Congress. d. Presidents are most successful as facilitators, rather than directors, in lawmaking

d. Presidents are most successful as facilitators, rather than dictators, in lawmaking