POLS 207 - Chapter 7 - Legislatures

Retired persons account for what percentage of state legislators in the United States?

8 percent

States where voters are closely divided in their party loyalties are known as ______ states.

purple

Legislators who do not hold leadership positions or senior posts are known as ______ members. Group of answer choices

rank and file

Legislatures tend to be ______ institutions. Group of answer choices

reactive

Providing a means for groups to have a voice in government is part of the ______ function of legislatures.

representative

Which of the following is one of the major arguments against term limits for state legislators?

It takes time for lawmakers to understand complex policy issues

______ is when a lawmaker votes on a particular bill in return for another lawmaker's vote on a different bill.

Logrolling

______ is the process in which the decision of a numerical majority is made binding on a group.

Majority rule

Which of the following states has a part-time legislature? a. Montana b. California c. Pennsylvania d. Illinois

Montana

Which state has the most state legislators?

New Hamshire

______ is when individual legislators act as the voice of their constituency in the legislature.

Representation

______ is another word for constituent service.

Casework

______ is work done by legislators to help residents in their voting districts.

Constituent service

______ tend to have the largest effect on whether legislators introduce a bill.

Constituents

The geographical area represented by a member of a legislature is known as ______.

a district

The largest battles in a state legislature tend to be over ______.

budgets

The assembly of an alliance of groups that is formed to pursue a common goal or interest is known as ______.

coalition building

A(n) ______ is a group of legislators who have the formal task of considering and writing bills in a particular issue area.

committee

______ is the result when there is no consensus, but a group finds a central point on which the majority agrees.

compromise

Most bills introduced in state legislatures ______.

die in committee

It is more difficult for new legislators to ______ than for incumbents to.

do constituent casework

One way to block final action on a bill that is under consideration is to ______.

filibuster

The process of drawing districts with the intent of pressing partisan advantage at the expense of other considerations is known as ______. Group of answer choices

gerrymandering

There are ______ states where control of the two legislative chambers is split between the parties.

only a few

Conducting budget reviews is part of the ______ function of legislatures.

oversight