Congress-chapter 6

Question 1

constituency

Answer 1

the citizens who reside in the district from which an official is elected

Question 2

delegates

Answer 2

vote according to preferences of their constituents

Question 3

trustees

Answer 3

vote according to what they think is best for their constituents

Question 4

agency representation

Answer 4

legislators held accountable by their constituents if they fail to represent them properly-hired/fired through election

Question 5

descriptive representation

Answer 5

legislators who share demographic characteristics with their constituents are uniquely suited to represent/respond to constituent needs

Question 6

incumbent

Answer 6

the current officeholder and is running for re-election

Question 7

party caucus

Answer 7

democrat coalition of members in the House and Senate

Question 8

party conference

Answer 8

republican coalition of members in the House and Senate

Question 9

speaker of the House

Answer 9

chief presiding officer of the House

Question 10

standing committees

Answer 10

permanent status and designated subject area

Question 11

gatekeeping authority

Answer 11

right/power to decide if a change in policy will be considered

Question 12

proposal power

Answer 12

capacity to being a proposal before the full legislator

Question 13

after-the-fact authority

Answer 13

follow up on the fate of a proposal once it has been approved by the full chamber

Question 14

conference committee

Answer 14

House and Senate working together to reconcile bills

Question 15

oversight

Answer 15

committees use hearings/investigations to monitor the implementation of legislation by the bureaucracy

Question 16

agency loss

Answer 16

those to whom authority has been delegated may not do exactly what the principal would like

Question 17

logrolling

Answer 17

agreements among legislators to vote for one another’ bill