Ch.11 - Congress: Balancing National Goals and Local Interests

Question 1

“Much of the work” done in Congress is by:

Answer 1

The Committees

Question 2

Congress is not well suited to take the lead on “major national policies” because of it’s:

Answer 2

Fragmented Structure

Question 3

From “1789-1900”, service in Congress was considered a “career position”

Answer 3

FALSE

Question 4

From “1900-present”, service in Congress was considered a “career position”

Answer 4

TRUE

Question 5

“In the Congress”, what is the probability of an “Incumbent” being re-elected?

Answer 5

90%

Question 6

A Congressman “spending on his/her home district” in order to gain favor is known as:

Answer 6

Pork-Barrel

Question 7

The process by which the political party in the majority draws “election district boundaries” to favor that party’s “re-election chances” is known as

Answer 7

Gerrymandering

Question 8

“Reapportionment” based on the “Census” is done how often?

Answer 8

Every 10 years

Question 9

. In how many of the last “25 MIDTERM ELECTIONS” has the “President’s Party” lost house seats

Answer 9

21

Question 10

The “age qualification” for the U.S. Congress is:

Answer 10

House, 25 yrs & Senate, 30 yrs

Question 11

The “Citizenship requirement” for the U.S. Congress is how long?

Answer 11

House, 7 yrs …. and …. Senate, 9.years

Question 12

When all members of the “Democrat Party’s Senators” meet as “a unit”, this is known as:

Answer 12

The Party Caucus

Question 13

“Except for the President”, who has been described as the Nation’s most powerful “elected National Official”

Answer 13

Speaker of the House

Question 14

In the Senate, the “most powerful” Party leadership position is:

Answer 14

Senate Majority Leader

Question 15

“The membership” of the U.S. Congress is as follows:

Answer 15

Senate, 100 — House,435

Question 16

“Most of the work” in Congress is conducted through:

Answer 16

Standing Committees

Question 17

The “Committee chairpersons”:

Answer 17

Always come from the Majority Party

Question 18

Normally a bill can pass the senate with at least “51 votes”. However, sometimes it may take 60 votes because of:

Answer 18

Filibustering

Question 19

Congress can handle “scores of small issues” (and narrow issues) “simultaneously”. In other words, they can multi-task, due to:

Answer 19

It’s Fragmented structure

Question 20

“Unlike the Executive and Judicial branches”, the U.S. Congress (The House and Senate combined) is a “Fragmented Institution”. It has “no single leader”, no true leader for the total Congress

Answer 20

TRUE