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| Which of the following did the framers of the constitution conceive of as the center of policy making in America? |
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The foremost attraction for the job of serving in congress is
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| the power to make key public policy decisions |
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Which of the following is NOT a congressional perk
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| grant reprieves and pardons |
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| Franking privileges refers to the |
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| free use of the mails enjoyed by congress |
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| the U.S. House of Representatives has ____ members |
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| The U.S. Senate has ____ members |
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| how many senators are elected from each state? |
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| Which of the following is true about the minimum age requirements for members of congress set forth in the consitution |
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| one must be at least 30 eyars of age to serve in the senate |
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| in terms of religion, most members of congress are |
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| relative to the total population, the most under represented groups in congress is |
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| in most congressional elections, challengers |
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| studies have shown that presidentail _____ in an election have little effect on the success of the party canidates for the house and senate |
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| the prok barrel and casework are examples of |
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| opportunities for creid-claiming by members of congress |
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| the _____ is the list of federal projects, grants, and contracts available to cities, businesses, colleges, and institutions, which members of congress seek to locate in their district to promoste the interests of their constituency |
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| on average, most of the money raised by a candidate for congress comes from |
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| when political action committess contribute money to members of congress, they are usually seeking to |
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| install a perferred challenger in office |
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| after each federal census, |
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| the membership of the House is reapportioned |
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| Bicameralism means that a legislative body |
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| with two houses, providing checks and balances on policy making |
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| the house ____ committee reviews most bills coming from other committees before they go on to the full house, thus performing a traffic cop function |
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| articles of impeachment must be passed by |
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| house seats are up for election every |
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| a senate seat is up for election every |
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| nominees to teh U.S. Supreme Court must be confirmed by the |
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| According to teh consitution, once impeached, federal officials are then tried in the |
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| the house rules committee |
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| reviews most bills coming from committees before they go to the full house |
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| the constitution gives the house of reps the power to |
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| initiate all revenue bills |
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| ____ members present and voting can halt a filibuster by voting for cloture |
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| the filibuster is a technique used in the |
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| senate to prolong debate in order to kill a bill |
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| to cut off debate and end a filibuster is known as a |
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| which of the following congressional offices is mandated by the constitution? |
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| is next in line after the vice to secceed a president who resigns, dies in office, or is impeached |
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| keeps a close head count on key votes, and attempts to keep party members in line |
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| The most powerful person in the senate is the |
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| most important congressional activity it done |
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| in meetings of standing committees and their subcommittees |
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| appropriations, judiciary and armed forces are all examples of |
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| when the house and the senate pass different versions of the same bill, |
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| a conference committee is appointed to resolve differences |
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| only ___________ can formally submit a bill for congressional consideration |
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| members of the house ot senators |
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| most bills formally submitted for consideration in congress |
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| are quietly killed off early in the process |
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| t/f: To serve in the U.S. Senate, one must be 30 years old |
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| t/f: house incumbents tend to be more vulnerable in election contests than senate incumbents |
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| t/f: more than 90% of the incumbents in the house of reps seeking reelection win |
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| in open races, candidates who spend the most usually win |
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| t/f: in congress is a unicameral legislature |
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| t/f: filibusters occur in the senate but not in the house |
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| t/f: 60 senators present and voting can halt a filibuster by voting for cloture on debate |
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| t/f: if a bill passes both the house and the senate, but in different forms, it goes to a joint committee |
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| t/f: select committees have membership drawn from both houses of congress |
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| t/f: the senate majority leader, aided by the whips, is the source of real power and authority in the senate |
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| t/f: the dec of ind was written primarily by James Madison |
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| t/f: the consitution created a republic |
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| t/f: the connecticut compromise at the consitutional convention led to an agreement that slaves would be counted as 3/5 persons in the census for purposes of determining representation for congress |
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| those who opposed the ratification of the consitution were known as federalists |
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| t/f: the president has no formal role in amending the consitution |
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| t/f: the 3/5 compromise at teh constitutional convention resolved delegates' differences over the issue of state representation |
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| t/f: an amendment is an informal change to the constitution |
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| t/f: congress proposes amendments with 3/4 votes |
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| t/f: the NJ plan states that each citizen would be governed under the authority of two governments; the national government and the state government |
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| t/f: the consitution of the U.S. gives congress the pwoer to make all other laws that are necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated powers |
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| this system divides the power between the state and national governments |
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| a plan that provides the rules for government is called a |
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| the economic system in which freedom of choice is emphasized is |
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| many americans wanted a strong national government after |
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| this man wrote the origional draft of the dec of ind |
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| Federalist were concerned that without a strong national government, this would triumph |
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| anti-federalists believed this was needed |
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| this man was known as the father of the constituion |
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| the sole purpose of government according to john Locke was? |
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| under the articles of confederation, most power rested with the |
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| the U.S. government under the articles of confederation can best be described as |
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| a small band of farmers in western mass. took up arms in what is remembered as |
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| what was the origional, sole and express purpose of the convention in Philadelphia? |
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| revise the articles of confederation |
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| the Virginial and NJ plans' introduced at the constitutional convention differed mainly over whether |
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| states should send equal numbers of representatives to congress |
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| according to the constitution, each state was entitles to how many senators? |
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| as originally established by the consitution, the house of reps has how many members from each state? |
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| a percentage of a states population |
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| the Connecticut compromise at the constitutional convention |
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| resolved the impasse between those who favored the NJ plan and those who perferred the Virginal plan |
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| on the issues of slaves, the constitution specified that |
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| slaves would be count as 3/5 persons for counting the nation's population and determining seats in the house |
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