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Question 1

A House member represents a district of about _____ people.

Answer 1

700,000

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

filibuster

Question 3

_____ senators must vote for cloture to stop a filibuster.

Answer 3

Sixty

Question 4

All budget measures must begin in the _____.

Answer 4

House

Question 5

The _____ hold(s) the power to impeach public officials—including the president—for “high crimes and misdemeanors.”

Answer 5

House

Question 6

The _____ hold(s) a trial and decide(s) whether to remove an impeached officeholder.

Answer 6

Senate

Question 7

A presidential treaty made with another country must be approved by a _____ majority vote in the Senate.

Answer 7

two-thirds

Question 8

The Senate has sole power to review presidential appointments—the Constitution confers this power through the _____ Clause.

Answer 8

Advice and Consent

Question 9

_____ 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.

Answer 9

Descriptive

Question 10

The _____ view of representation holds that representatives vote according to their best judgment.

Answer 10

trustee

Question 11

A legislator, according to the _____ view of representation, should take voting instructions directly from his or her constituents.

Answer 11

delegate

Question 12

Reapportionment occurs because of _____.

Answer 12

population change

Question 13

The _____ is the chief administrative officer in the House of Representatives.

Answer 13

Speaker of the House

Question 14

Committees are central to Congress because they _____.

Answer 14

allow congressional members to specialize on a particular issue

Question 15

Because of the committee system, Congress winds up with multiple centers of authority, making the legislative process _____.

Answer 15

slower

Question 16

If different versions of a bill pass in the senate and House, a/an _____ committee must reconcile them.

Answer 16

conference

Question 17

To overcome a presidential veto, Congress needs _____.

Answer 17

two-thirds approval of the House and Senate

Question 18

The idea that Congress can override a presidential veto illustrates the concept of

Answer 18

checks and balances

Question 19

A unified government occurs when the House, the Senate, and the presidency are all controlled by _____ party/parties.

Answer 19

one

Question 20

According to political scientist Binder, a divided government _____ stalemate

Answer 20

leads to