American Gov. Ch. 11: Congress

While each state has two senators, members of the house are apportioned ______.

According to a states population

The Great Compromise successfully resolved differences between _______.

Large and small states

The leader of the House of Representatives is the ________.

Speaker

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

Saying a bill is abeing marked up is just another way to say it is being ______.

amended

Senate races tend to inspire _______?

broad discussion of policy issues

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

districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups

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

increasing the number of minority members in Congress

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

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

The key means of advancing modern legislation is now _____.

the budget process

Stopping a filibuster requires that ________.

the chamber votes for cloture

House leaders are more powerful than Senate leaders because of _______.

the larger size of the House

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

the local constituents tend to care about things that affect them

Which of the following is an implied power of congress?

the power to regulate the sale of tobacco in the states