(Pols quizzes 8-9)
The rule that allows a three-fifths majority of the Senate to set a time limit on debate on a given bill is called?
cloture.
Benefits that are broadly available and cannot reasonably be denied to others is the definition of __________ goods.
collective
The name for the legally prescribed maximum number of years an elected official can serve is?
term limits.
Unlike in the House, Senators have used the right to talk without interruption for as long as they want to prevent action on legislation they oppose, which is known as?
the filibuster.
Iron triangles form among?
executive branch programs, legislative committees, and interest groups.
Selective benefits help overcome which problem?
free riders
An agreement between two or more members of Congress who may have nothing in common except the need for support is best described as?
logrolling.
Real day-to-day power in the Senate is in the hands of the?
majority and minority leaders.
In which type of group do members play a substantial role, serving on committees and engaging in group politics?
membership associations
Congress is a __________ legislature with __________ members.
bicameral; 535
__________ is the term for the amount of money approved by Congress in statutes that each unit or agency can spend.
Appropriations
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
A pocket veto occurs when?
Congress adjourns during the 10-day period a president has the bill and the president has taken no action.
__________ are individuals who enjoy the benefits of collective goods but did not participate in acquiring or providing them.
Free riders
__________ try to influence government policy, while __________ try to win elections.
Interest groups; political parties
__________benefits are selective benefits of group membership that include friendship, networking, and consciousness-raising.
Solidary
The leader of the majority party in the House of Representatives is the?
Speaker of the House
Which sort of representation takes place when constituents feel they have the power to hire and fire their representatives?
agency representation
Which of the following is a brief filed in court?
amicus curiae
When policy proposals or new laws are put on the ballot directly, bypassing the state's legislature, this is known as?
an initiative
The process of allocating congressional seats among the 50 states is called?
apportionment
Super PACs differ from regular political action committees in that they?
can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money.
The use of the filibuster and cloture in the U.S. Senate?
has increased to record highs
Which of the following best describes recent trends in the use of the congressional oversight power?
he power has been used as a tool of partisan politics.
Which of the following could be considered a part of the New Politics agenda?
improving environmental protection
Grassroots mobilization involves?
interest group members contacting their elected officials.
Under the Hastert Rule, the speaker of the House does not allow any bill to reach the floor unless?
it has the support of a majority of the majority party members of the House.
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), the United Mine Workers, and the Teamsters are all members of which type of organized interests?
labor groups
In staff organizations, most of the work is done by?
paid professionals
One of the hallmarks of American democracy is based on the Madisonian theory that good government encourages multitudes of interest, known as __________,where all interests are free to compete for political influence.
pluralism
Unlike interest groups, __________ are private groups that raise and distribute funds for use in election campaigns.
political action committees
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
A type of patronage that proposes some kind of relief, special privilege, or exemption to the specific person named in the bill is called a?
private bill.
Which type of group is most visible in the consumer protection and environmental policy areas?
public interest groups
In 2015, this type of committee held hearings to investigate Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state.
select
In general, each committee in Congress is chaired by the person in the majority party who has been in Congress the longest, which is also known as having?
seniority.
The Constitution gives the power of advice and consent?
solely to the Senate.
Initiatives were originally promoted by Populists for what reason?
to allow people to govern more directly
A presidential veto can be overridden by a?
two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress
Members of interest groups are more likely than other Americans to be?
wealthy.
Among other things, the House Rules Committee determines?
what opportunity there is for amendments to be proposed to a bill on the floor.
A party __________ is elected for each party in each chamber and is responsible for coordinating the party's legislative strategy, building support for key issues, and counting votes.
whip
Conference committees serve to?
work out a compromise on House and Senate versions of a piece of legislation.
