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