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%