Congress Review

Congressional oversight since the 1970s

has increaed

Most of the business of Congress takes place

in committees and subcommittees

The filibuster

is unique to the Senate

the minority whip

keeps a close head count on key votes, and attempts to keep party members in line

The most powerful person in the Senate is the

majority leader

Appropriations, Judiciary, and Armed Forces are all examples of

standing committees

Articles of impeachment must be passed by

the House

nominees to the US Supreme Court must be confirmed by

the Senate

filibuster is a technique

used in the Senate to prolong debate in order to kill a bill

The parties in Congress are most cohesive on foreign policy issues

when electing their official leaders

Relative to the total population, the most underrepresented group in Congress is

women

To serve in the Senate one must be

30 years of age

The US House of Representatives has

435 members

When the House and the Senate pass different versions of the same bill

A conference committee is appointed to resolve differences

is responsible for making economic projections about the performance of the economy, the cost of proposed policies, and the economic effects of taxing and spending alternatives

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Overall, members of Congress can _____ of the American people

Possibly claim substantive representation, but not descriptive representation

According to the Constitution, once impeached, federal officials are then tried in the

Senate

Which of the following Congressional offices is mandated by the Constitution?

Speaker of the House

The income and occupations of members of Congress

Would, for the most part, make them members of the elite in American society

House and Senate Committees

all have a majority of members from the majority party in that chamber

Comparison between members of the House and Senate concerning the impact of incumbency on their re-election chances shoes that one of the reasons that senators have a smaller average is because they

are more likely to be held accountable on controversial issues

Members of Congress who informally band together in groups to promote and protect mutual interests form

caucuses

Federal grants and contracts that members of Congress try to obtain for their constituents are collectively referred to as

pork barrel

committee appointed for a limited, specific purpose, such as that set up to investigate the Watergate scandal

select

Traditionally, Congressional committee chairpersons have been chosen through

seniority system

A senate seat is up for election every

six years

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

Research on PACs has indicated that

there is little systematic evidence that PAC contributions affect voting outcomes in Congress