Chapter 5 Quiz Flashcards
Legislation whose tangible benefits are targeted solely at a particular legislator’s constituency is
pork-barrel legislation.
Congress’s inability to consistently provide leadership on broad national issues is due to
the fragmented nature of Congress.
A pocket veto differs from a regular presidential veto in that the pocket veto
can take effect only when the Congress is not in session.
If the Rules Committee applies the “closed rule” to a bill,
no amendments will be permitted
Compared to House incumbents, Senate incumbents in an election are more likely to face the problem of
a strong challenger
The second most powerful federal official (after the president) is often said to be
the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
“Mark up” of a bill means that
None of these answers is correct.
News media coverage of Congress and the president is
heavily tilted toward presidential coverage.
Approximately ______ percent of U.S. House incumbents are reelected.
90
A standing committee in the House or Senate
All these answers are correct.
Most members of Congress are
concerned with national issues, but even more concerned with local ones.
One must be ________ years of age to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, and ________ years of age to serve in the U.S. Senate.
25; 30
Nearly ________ percent of all PAC contributions go to the incumbents.
90
Which of the following statements is true? Which of the following statements is true?
Party-line voting has increased in recent years.
In the nation’s first century,
service in Congress was not seen as a lifetime career for most of its members
