1. A U.S. senator has a ________-year term.
a. two c. six
b. four d. eight
____ 2. Which sort of representation is based on the principle that if two
... [Show More] individuals are similar in background,
character, interests, and perspectives, then one could correctly represent the other’s views?
a. agency c. trustee
b. sociological d. delegate
____ 3. If a legislative body was composed of 15 percent Latinos and 70 percent males in a state whose residents
were 35 percent Latino and 50 percent male, the legislative body could be said to lack
a. agency representation. c. delegate representation.
b. sociological representation. d. trustee representation.
____ 4. In each House district there are approximately ________ people.
a. 250,000 c. 1,300,000
b. 700,000 d. 2,500,000
____ 5. A senator or representative running for reelection is called the
a. constituent. c. trustee.
b. incumbent. d. delegate.
____ 6. The process of allocating congressional seats among the 50 states is called
a. redistricting. c. redlining.
b. gerrymandering. d. apportionment.
____ 7. The term “pork barrel” refers to
a. any piece of legislation that changes the number of agricultural subsidies provided to
farmers by the federal government.
b. the collective set of law that regulates America’s meat exports.
c. bills that grant a special privilege to a person named in the bill.
d. appropriations made by legislative bodies for local projects that are often not needed but
that are created so that local representatives can win reelection in their home districts.
____ 8. In 2011,
a. the House of Representatives dramatically increased the number of earmarks in their
spending bills while the Senate dramatically decreased the number of earmarks in their
spending bills.
b. the Senate dramatically increased the number of earmarks in their spending bills while the
House of Representatives dramatically decreased the number of earmarks in their
spending bills.
c. both the House of Representatives and the Senate dramatically increased the number of
earmarks in their spending bills.
d. the House and the Senate agreed to a two-year moratorium on earmarks in spending bills.
____ 9. Senators’ longer terms of office and larger, more heterogeneous constituencies makes them more
a. attuned to the needs of groups and interests organized on a city or countywide basis.
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b. likely to consider new ideas and better able to act as the agents for groups and interests
organized on a statewide or national basis.
c. likely to serve existing interests than to bring together new coalitions of interests.
d. likely to spend their time thinking about and running for reelection.
____ 10. What are the most common private bills proposed in Congress?
a. bills giving individuals or corporations tax relief
b. bills for permanent visas or citizenship for foreign nationals
c. bills for defense contracts in a representative’s district
d. bills that declare certain foreign nationals enemies of the United States
____ 11. In discussions of Congress, the term “whip” refers to
a. a punishment party leaders give when a member of Congress does not vote with the rest of
his or her party.
b. a Senate rule that allows 60 senators to immediately end another senator’s filibuster.
c. the majority party leader’s chief of staff.
d. a party member in the House or Senate responsible for coordinating the party’s legislative
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