Unit 2: Legislative Branch AP GOV test
Which of the following Supreme Court case is involved the principal of "one person, one vote"?
A) Baker v. Carr
When a bull passes the House and the Senate in different versions, the bill is resolved by which of the following types of committee?
A) Conference
Members of Congress who have adopted the delegate role of representation normally cast their votes based on which of the following?
A) The preferences of the majority of their constituents
Congressional Leadership: Based on your knowledge and the diagram, which of the following is true regarding the leadership structure of Congress?
A) The role of minority leader in both the House of Representatives and the Senate is to coordinate a strategy for the minority party
The United States Constitution says that Congress has the power to coin money. This is an example of
A) an enumerated power
Which of the following statements accurately summarizes the reasoning for the decision in Baker V Carr (1962)?
A) because rule districts had fewer people, representation was unneevly distributed; this, Baker was denied equal prediction under the law
After extensive polling, a member of the House of Representatives learns that her constituents saver, universal background checks for all gun purchases. Based on this information, the representatives vote in favor of background checks in a criminal justice bill, although she personally opposes the provision. And doing so, she's acting as a
A) delegate
Nominations to the Supreme Court must be approved by a
A) simple majority vote in the Senate only
Which of the following powers is shared by the House of Representatives and the Senate?
B) Establishing federal courts
Percent of Spending Bills Passed On Time (On or Before October 1) by Congress for Each Fiscal Year: Which of the following statements is true based i. the bar graph?
B) From 2011 to 2016, no stand-alone appropriations bills were passed on time
To which of the following congressional committees would a proposal to reform the national income-tax system initially be sent?
B) House Ways and Means Committee
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate?
B) House of Representatives: The Constitution's framers intended it to reflect the will of the people. Senate: The Constitution's framers designed it to represent the interests of the states.
Which of the following has decreased in Congress over the past twenty years?
B) The influence of committee chairs
Which of the following statements about Congress is true?
B) The legislative process is frequently lengthy, decentralized, and characterized by compromise and bargaining.
"Pork barrel" legislation helps the reelection chances of a member of Congress because such legislation
B) helps earn the member of Congress a reputation for service to his or her district
Federal benefits that must be funded by Congress and must be paid to all citizens who meet eligibility criteria are called
B) individual entitlements
According to the United States Constitution, all revenue bills must
B) originate in the House of Representatives
To get an important bill passed in the house, a provision is added the allocates $500 million to study the impact of global climate change on manatees in Florida. This is an example of.
B) pork barrel legislation
The House Appropriations Committee disagrees with a proposal in the presidents annual budget request to increase the number of people eligible for food stamps, consequently, leading to the House of Representatives passing a budget that does not increase funding for the program. Disability check, the presidential's actions is best described as
B) power of the purse
The boundaries of United States congressional districts are usually determined by
B) the state legislature
which of the following is an example of Congress using its implied powers?
C) Congress passing occupational safety regulations for the private sector
Which of the following is the most likely consequence of divided government?
C) Delays in confirmation of federal court nominees
Washington's Farewell Address, 1796: Which is the following scenarios illustrates Washington's concerns?
C) Ideological divisions within Congress can lead to partisan gridlock
Advocates of shifting the task of drawing United States House districts from state legislatures to independent commissions are likely to claim which of the following as an advantage of independent commissions?
C) Independent commission significantly reduce the influence of partisan gerrymandering in the registricting process
Which of the following statements about the senate is true?
C) Individual senators can exercise substantial influence over the legislative process
Which of the following statements about gerrymandering is true?
C) It can be used by a political party to draw boundary lines to control as many districts as possible
Which of the following describes the ruling in Shaw v. Reno (1993)?
C) Racial gerrymandering was ruled unconstitutional
Most bills introduced in the house, and the senate are then
C) Referred to committee but never sent to full Congress
Which of the following is unique power held by members of the senate?
C) The ability to filibuster
Which of the following causes serves as the constitutional basis for the federal real ID act of 2005, a law that established uniform standards for state issued identification cards and provided regulation of state function?
C) The necessary and proper clause
Despite concerns raised by her constituents, a member of the House of Representatives votes in favor of a bill believing that in long-term it is the best interest of her constituents. This is an example of which of the following models of representation?
C) Trustee
The House Rules Committee is an important part of the legislative process because it
C) determines the terms and conditions of debate when a bill goes to the House floor
The practice in Congress whereby Representative A promises to vote for Representative B's legislation, provided that Representative B will support RepresentativeA's legislation, is referred to as
C) logrolling
Which of the following identifies the formal procedure for ending a filibuster?
D) Cloture
The government depicted above is best described by which of the following terms?
D) Divided government
Which of the following is the most accurate comparison of the process that generally facilitates gridlock and those that facilitate governmental action?
D) Facilitates Gridlock: Checks and balances Facilitates Action: Executive orders
which of the following is true about divided party control of the presidency and Congress?
D) It reflects a frequent election pattern over the past three decades
A person claiming that the house can pass legislation with a simple majority, but the Senate is unlikely to pass legislation unless the bill has the support of a 60-vote supermajority is most likely to cute which of the following institutional differences as a cause of this trend?
D) The House has strict limits on debate, while the Senate allows unlimited debate
A member of the United States Senate, Jane Smith, personally opposed to bill that calls for a single-payer system of healthcare, in contrast to the majority of her constituency, who are in favor of the legislation. Based on the trustee model of the constituent accountability, which of the following actions will Senator smith most likely take when it is time to vote on the piece of legislation?
D) Vote against the bull according to her own conscience, which may cause her to lose support among her constituents
Establishing the boundaries of United States congressional districts to give one party in advantage over another party is referred to as
D) gerrymandering
The largest source of federal revenue is the
D) income tax
The constitution states that all revenue bills must originate in
D) the United States House of Representatives
The voting patterns of members of Congress correlate most strongly with
D) their political party affiliation
The details of legislation are usually worked out in which if the following settings?
E) A subcommittee
Congressional legislative powers include all of the following EXECPT
E) The power to pass a federal budget
The boundary lines of congressional districts are drawn by
E) state legislatures
A major difference between the House of Representatives and the Senate is that
E) there is unlimited debate in the Senate but not in the House
Which of the following is true of the seniority system of Congress in relation to committee leadership, and committee staffing?
E. The chairs of congressional committees tend to be senior members of the body's majority party.
