POSC Test 1

According to our textbook, in 2015, who was the richest lawmaker in the House, with an estimated net worth of $436 million

Darrell Issa

A senator filibuster can only be ended by

A cloture vote

Which of the following statements is correct regarding Standing Committee?

A permanent congressional committee that specializes in a particular policy area

How many of the seats in the House of Representatives are up for re-election every two years?

All

Which political ideology supports free enterprise-private businesses operating without government regulation?

Capitalism

Documents leaked by Edward Snowden showed that the National Security Agency had

Collected data on domestic phone conversations of ordinary Americans

Which American President launches the massive interstate highway system at a cost of $27 billion?

Dwight Eisenhower

The practice of altering districts lines for partisan advantage after the census is also known as

Gerrymandering

A president can be impeached by the _________ and tried and removed from office by the __________.

House; Senate

Which political philosopher inspired the phrase "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" in the Declaration of Independence?

John Locke

Who said that ultimate principle of state should be, "from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs"?

Karl Marx

Inspired by an address to Congress in which President FDR outlined his goals for world civilization, the following American painter painted "The Four Freedoms"

Norman Rockwell

According to Thomas Hobbes, author of Leviathan, the proper objective of government is to ensure

Order

The efforts of Senators and representatives to bring federal money home to their districts are called

Pork

According to the Constitution, ___________ must begin in the House if Representatives

Revenue bills

The record for holding the Senate floor for 24 hour, 18 minute marathon belongs to the following Senator from South Carolina:

Stein Thurmond

An incumbent advantage that permits members of Congress to keep in touch with constituents by sending mailings at the taxpayer's expense is known as

The franking privilege

Desire to avoid potential foreign prosecution of its soldiers and desire to continue practicing the death penalty led the United States in 2002 to

Withdraw from the 1998 treaty creating an international Criminal Court

The notion that American public schools are open to all is an example of

equality of opportunity

When the authors say that we live in an era of "globalization," they mean that citizens and nations are increasingly

interdependent