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Ch. 10 Congress: Politics on Capitol Hill Flashcards

1
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What is the youngest age at which you can serve at the House of Representatives?

A

25 years

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How many Senate members must vote for cloture in order to halt a filibuster?

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60

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3
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How many years does a Senator serve per term?

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6 years

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4
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Exclusive power of Congress, given by the Constitution, to consider (THESE) bills that AUTHORIZE specific government EXPENDITURES

A

appropriations

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5
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in 2010, approximately how many women served in Congress?

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94

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If a bill has SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES between the House and Senate versions, BOTH versions must go to this committee in order to resolve those differences.

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conference committee

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7
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What has happened to representation of Hispanics in Congress?

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Has lagged behind their proportions in the general population

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In both the HOUSE and the SENATE, the Party Leader’s assistant who ENSURES ATTENDANCE of party members at important roll calls

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Party Whip

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9
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Who presides over the Senate in the usual absence of the Vice President?

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The president pro tempore

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10
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While still a member of the executive branch, what Legislative Branch position (this role given by the constitution) does the Vice President hold?

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President of the Senate

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Before the 17th amendment, Senators were elected via State legislatures. Today, Senators are elected by ______

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Popular Vote in each state

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Individual Senators have the power to engage in unlimited debate and stall proceedings on given legislation. This action is called….

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Filibustering

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13
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The division of Congress into two chambers (House and Senate) makes it what kind of legislature?

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Bicameral

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14
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What has happened to the norms that guide behavior in Congress?

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are increasingly ignored by new members

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15
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Chamber of Congress with the sole authority to bring charges of impeachment on the President of the U.S.

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House of Representatives

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16
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When legislators view public opinion in their district as authoritative direction for how they should vote.

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Delegate

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17
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A circumstance in which an incumbent is likely to be defeated by a new challenger

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a challenge raises more campaign funds

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18
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What is the major factor used in determining the selection of a committee chair in the House and Senate?

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Seniority

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19
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Congressional redistricting is largely what kind of process?

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Political

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According to the conventions of seniority in Congress, which members are first in line for committee chairmanships?

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Members with the most years of service

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21
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Committee that reconciles two significantly different versions of a bill by the House and Senate into a single version to be resubmitted to both houses

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conference committee

22
Q

The U.S. Constitution requires that a census be conducted how often?

A

Every 10 years

23
Q

Line-by-line revision of a bill in committee, by editing each phrase and word, is referred to as…

A

Markup

24
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Currently how many members of Congress are in the House? The Senate?

A

435; 100

25
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The ________ has the job of presiding over the Senate and breaking ties when necessary

A

Vice President

26
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How many members are there in Congress?

A

535

27
Q

What would be the most likely factor to diminish gridlock in Congress?

A

There is divided party control between the House and Senate

28
Q

What support agency would Congress most likely choose to conduct a financial review of Federal Student Aid, an agency in the executive branch?

A

Government Accounting Office

29
Q

Congressional monitoring by committees of the activities of executive branch agencies, to determine if the laws are being faithfully executed, is called ________.

A

oversight

30
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As the polarization between the two political parties in Congress has increased, the Democrats have become more ________ and the Republicans have become more ________.

A

liberal; conservative

31
Q

The Leader of the House of Representatives is _______.

A

elected from the majority party

32
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The founders created Congress to be _______.

A

the most powerful branch of government

33
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What part of the Constitution has given Congress more expansive powers throughout history?

A

The Commerce Clause

34
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Today, Congress has _______.

A

historically low approval ratings

35
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During what period of time did both polarization and income gap increase?

A

Both at the beginning and the end of the twentieth century

36
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A vote of cloture is needed to end

A

a filibuster.

37
Q

Why has the Senate become super majoritarian?

A

It needs 60 votes to ensure that a bill will not be filibustered

38
Q

Which Congress was the least productive since World War II?

A

the 112th Congress (2011-2012)

39
Q

From the 96th Congress to the 112th Congress, _______.

A

the number of pieces of legislation passed by Congress has generally declined

40
Q

The number of pieces of legislation passed by a congress is a measurement of _______.

A

gridlock

41
Q

Polarization in the House and Senate has _______.

A

has increased dramatically since the 96th Congress

42
Q

What is a “safe seat”?

A

A congressional seat that the same party captures in election after election

43
Q

The process of allocating legislative seats to districts according to population is called _____

A

apportionment

44
Q

A written command to appear before a court or congressional committee

A

Subpeona

45
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An open seat is a seat in which

A

no incumbent member is running

46
Q

When members of Congress directly work with constituents it is called…

A

casework

47
Q

Responsible for the oversight of the operation and finance of executive agencies and performing policy research and evaluation

A

The Government Accountability Office (GAO)

48
Q

What does the committee process ensure?

A

it ensures that members of congress contribute to specialized policy making pursuits and implements division of labor within each chamber

49
Q

What major event quickly shifted the context of policy focus of the nation, lending more public support to conservatives?

A

9/11 attacks

50
Q

This party held control of the House of Representatives from the 1950’s to the 1990’s.

A

The Democratic Party

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