POLS 207 - Chapter 7 - Legislatures
Retired persons account for what percentage of state legislators in the United States?
8 percent
States where voters are closely divided in their party loyalties are known as ______ states.
purple
Legislators who do not hold leadership positions or senior posts are known as ______ members. Group of answer choices
rank and file
Legislatures tend to be ______ institutions. Group of answer choices
reactive
Providing a means for groups to have a voice in government is part of the ______ function of legislatures.
representative
Which of the following is one of the major arguments against term limits for state legislators?
It takes time for lawmakers to understand complex policy issues
______ is when a lawmaker votes on a particular bill in return for another lawmaker's vote on a different bill.
Logrolling
______ is the process in which the decision of a numerical majority is made binding on a group.
Majority rule
Which of the following states has a part-time legislature? a. Montana b. California c. Pennsylvania d. Illinois
Montana
Which state has the most state legislators?
New Hamshire
______ is when individual legislators act as the voice of their constituency in the legislature.
Representation
______ is another word for constituent service.
Casework
______ is work done by legislators to help residents in their voting districts.
Constituent service
______ tend to have the largest effect on whether legislators introduce a bill.
Constituents
The geographical area represented by a member of a legislature is known as ______.
a district
The largest battles in a state legislature tend to be over ______.
budgets
The assembly of an alliance of groups that is formed to pursue a common goal or interest is known as ______.
coalition building
A(n) ______ is a group of legislators who have the formal task of considering and writing bills in a particular issue area.
committee
______ is the result when there is no consensus, but a group finds a central point on which the majority agrees.
compromise
Most bills introduced in state legislatures ______.
die in committee
It is more difficult for new legislators to ______ than for incumbents to.
do constituent casework
One way to block final action on a bill that is under consideration is to ______.
filibuster
The process of drawing districts with the intent of pressing partisan advantage at the expense of other considerations is known as ______. Group of answer choices
gerrymandering
There are ______ states where control of the two legislative chambers is split between the parties.
only a few
Conducting budget reviews is part of the ______ function of legislatures.
oversight