ch 10 Flashcards
A House member represents a district of about _____ people.
700,000
The _____ is a rule unique to the U.S. Senate that allows any senator to hold the floor indefinitely and thereby delay a vote on a bill to which he or she objects.
filibuster
_____ senators must vote for cloture to stop a filibuster.
Sixty
All budget measures must begin in the _____.
House
The _____ hold(s) the power to impeach public officials—including the president—for “high crimes and misdemeanors.”
House
The _____ hold(s) a trial and decide(s) whether to remove an impeached officeholder.
Senate
A presidential treaty made with another country must be approved by a _____ majority vote in the Senate.
two-thirds
The Senate has sole power to review presidential appointments—the Constitution confers this power through the _____ Clause.
Advice and Consent
_____ representation measures the extent to which members of Congress resemble the people they represent in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, age, national origin, and so on.
Descriptive
The _____ view of representation holds that representatives vote according to their best judgment.
trustee
A legislator, according to the _____ view of representation, should take voting instructions directly from his or her constituents.
delegate
Reapportionment occurs because of _____.
population change
The _____ is the chief administrative officer in the House of Representatives.
Speaker of the House
Committees are central to Congress because they _____.
allow congressional members to specialize on a particular issue
Because of the committee system, Congress winds up with multiple centers of authority, making the legislative process _____.
slower
