GOVT 2305 EXAM 2

In even-numbered years, Texas representatives receive a salary of only ________ per year, not including a per diem.

$7,200

There are ________ federal government departments and each is led by a ________ who is a member of the president's cabinet.

15; secretary

________ powers are specifically established by the language of the Constitution

Expressed

The first female Speaker of the House was

Nancy Pelosi

Which of the following statements best describes the representation of women and minorities in the U.S. Congress?

Representation of women and minorities has increased during the past two decades but is not comparable to their proportions in the general population.

Which sort of representation is based on the principle that if two individuals are similar in background, character, interests, and perspectives, then one could correctly represent the other's views?

Sociological*

After the president and vice president, which office is next in the line of succession?

Speaker of the House

If the governor of Texas decides that he or she does not want a bill passed by the legislature to become law, he or she must do what?

The governor must veto the bill**

Which of the following statements about simple resolutions of the Texas Legislature is correct?

They do not require the signature of the governor

Impeachment is ___________________ and is an example of the Texas Legislature's ____________ power.

a formal charge by the House of Representatives that leads to a trial in the Senate that could result in the removal of an official from office; judicial

The kind of representation that takes place when constituents have the power to hire and fire their representatives is called ________ representation.

agency*

Special sessions of the Texas legislature

are called frequently because the legislature is unable to complete all of its required business in the allotted 140 days of its regular sessions

Congress is a ________ legislature with ________ total members

bicameral; 535

The president has the power to appoint which of the following positions?

cabinet secretaries

If a state government makes a formal request that the president deploy federal troops, the president

can refuse to send federal troops at his or her discretion.

A member of the House of Representatives who helps a constituent apply for Social Security benefits is engaging in

casework

If you were a senator instead of a representative in the House, which would you expect to be true of your constituency?

couldn't find the answer

A member of Congress who votes for a bill with which he or she disagrees because a majority of his or her constituents favor it is acting as a

delegate

When the president grants a pardon to someone convicted of a federal crime, this is an example of using one of their ________ powers.

expressed

The president is America's presence on the global stage, representing America at official ceremonies and functions. In this role we would say that in the United States, the president is the

head of state

Holding the political office for which one is running is known as

incumbency

As in the U.S. Congress, the purpose of a conference committee in the Texas legislature is to do what?

it is a committee designed to make differing House and Senate versions of the same bill identical.

Senators' longer terms of office, and larger, more heterogeneous constituencies makes them more

likely to consider new ideas and better able to act as the agents for groups and interests organized on a statewide or national basis.

The frequency with which they must seek re-election makes members of the U.S. House of Representatives

more responsive to the needs of local interest groups in the districts they represent.

When Senator Robert Byrd steered federal money to build highways, dams, and government facilities to his state of West Virginia, he was doing which of the following?

pork barreling

Dwight Eisenhower used ________ in 1957 to send troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to help desegregate Central High School.

presidential emergency power

The "sophomore surge" refers to the

tendency for candidates to win a higher percentage of the vote when seeking future terms in office.

A member of Congress who feels only loosely constrained by the policy preferences of his or her constituents and empowered to make the decisions he or she thinks best is acting as a

trustee

What is required for Congress to override a presidential veto?

two-thirds of both houses of Congress

Under the original Constitution, senators

were appointed by state legislatures