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In the Senate, a senator who wants to stop a filibuster must invoke a __________, which requires 60 votes to pass
cloture
When different bills on the same subject pass both houses of Congress, delegations from both meet to create a joint bill on the subject during a __________ committee.
conference
Although limiting congressional earmarks may diminish corruption and overspending, some political scientists argue that it also contributes negatively to
congressional gridlock
A __________ representative is one who votes directly according to the preferences of his or her constituency
delegate
The use of the filibuster and cloture in the United States Senate
has increased to record highs
________representation occurs when a representative is held accountable to a constituency and subject to punishment if he or she fails to represent that constituency properly, especially when the representative differs from his or her constituents' demographic characteristics.
Agency
In which of the following ways does Congress exercise the power of oversight?
Committees or subcommittees of the Senate or the House conduct hearings and investigations
Over the past several decades, a shift in Americans to the Southern and Western states has increased the size of those states congressional delegations because of a process known as
apportionment.
________ is the formal charge by the House of Representatives that a government official has committed "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."
Impeachment
The __________ Committee in the House of Representatives allots the time for House debate and decides to what extent amendments to the bill can be proposed from the floor
Rules
The chief presiding officer of the House of Representatives and most important party figure in the House is known as the
Speaker of the House.
Which part of government is best known as the more deliberative body?
U.S. Senate
After the 2010 census, it was determined that Texas would gain four seats in the House of Representatives, that Oklahoma would lose one, and that Ohio would lose two. This scenario is an example of
apportionment.
An agreement between two or more members of Congress who have nothing in common except the need for support is called
logrolling.
Real power in the Senate is in the hands of the
majority and minority leaders.
Which type of legislation specifies a project to be funded within a particular district to help a legislator with re-election even though that project is likely not essential?
pork barrel
The House Committee established to investigate the 2012 attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya, is a type of __________committee.
select
Which sort of representation takes place when representatives have the same racial, gender, ethnic, religious, or educational backgrounds as their constituents, under the assumption that this similarity helps to promote good representation?
sociological representation
The Constitution gives the power of advice and consent
solely to the Senate
These committees are perhaps the most important, and they remain in existence from one congressional session to the next; they also have the power to propose and write legislation.
standing
Which of the following is likely to have the most power within any committee?
the most senior member on the committee
When members of Congress make voting decisions, which interest groups are most likely to be influential?
those that have some connection to constituents in the congressional members' districts
A member of Congress who does not pay sufficient attention to the wishes of the constituents, and instead makes decisions as he or she thinks best is known as which type of representative?
trustee
Among other things, the House Rules Committee determines
what opportunity there is for amendments to be proposed to a bill on the floor.
In the leadership of both parties in Congress, certain members are responsible for legislative strategy, building support and coalitions for key issues, and informal vote counting. What is this role called?
whip
