Fisher Congress

Question 1

The 113th Congress, which ended in Dec 2014, set new records for partisan voting in its first session. Republicans in the House voted with their party on average …..% of the time.

Answer 1

94% of the time.

Question 2

Following the 2016 elections, many Republicans called for the ban on earmarks to be lifted. The House speaker Paul Ryan said ……..

Answer 2

… that it was politically impossible so soon after Donald Trump ran on a promise to ‘drain the swamp’ and tackle corruption in Washington.

Question 3

The Freedom Caucus was formed in ……..(year) with currently ……. (members).
The group represents the party’s most conservative members.

Answer 3

2015

40 members

Question 4

The Consolidated Appropriations Act (2014) allocated $…………… to upgrade from M1 Abrams tanks to a different variant, even though the Army didn’t want to.

Answer 4

$90,000,000

Question 5

In 2014, Republican House Majority Leader …………, lost his seat in a primary challenge to an unknown economics professor after the …….. Party rallied behind him.

Answer 5

Eric Cantor

Tea Party

Question 6

In 2009 Several Democrats switched their opinion. dropping support for Obama’s ……………… ……. Act, after meeting constituents who oposed bills.

Answer 6

Affordable Care

Question 7

111th congress was the oldest is history with an average age of …. in the house and …. in the senate.

Answer 7

57 in the house and 63 in the senate.

Question 8

The non religious group is the worst represented in congress with 1 member compared to ……% of the US population.

Answer 8

20% of US population is non religious.

Question 9

….% of congress is female compared to ….. of the population.

Answer 9

19% compared to 50.8% of population.

Question 10

112th congress was the least productive in recent times:

……./12,299 bills became law.

Answer 10

284 bills made it to law.

Question 11

In 2012 after the Benghazi, Libya terrorist attack there were …… committees in the house and ….. in the senate.

Answer 11

6 in the House

2 in the Senate

Question 12

Conservative Democrats, like Congressman …….. …….. of Tennessee and Senator …… ………. of North Dakota often vote Republican.

Answer 12

Congressman Jim Cooper

Senator Heidi Heilkamp

Question 13

Senator Robert Carlyle served for ……. years and …….months.
Retiring in 2010.

Answer 13

51 years and 5 months.

Question 14

In 2008, Obama won Pennsylvania and ……… Democrat representatives won seats from this state.
In 2012, Obama won again, but only ……. democrats won House house elections as constituency boundaries changed hands as the governor belonged to the Republicans.

Answer 14

12 in 2008

5 in 2012

Question 15

2013 …….. ……. non-stop filibuster for over ……hrs on the Affordable Care Act.
4th longest in Senate.

Answer 15

Ted Cruz

21hrs

Question 16

Of the 139 Acts passed between Jan 2105 and march 2016, …….were passed merely to rename a local facility after some distinguished local citizen.

In addition a …. year term for the Librarian of Congress.

Answer 16

22 Acts passed.

10 tear term for the Librarian.

Question 17

The House of Representatives has …….. members.

Answer 17

435 members.

Question 18

In 2012 the senate rejected the … ……. …… …….

The treaty was supported by Obama and the rest of the executive.

Answer 18

UN Disability Rights Treaty

Question 19

In 1980 there were …… Members of Congress that were part of the ideology overlap. Presently in 2018 that has reduced to …….

Answer 19

49 in 1980

0 in 2018

Question 20

Congress brought and end to the Vietnam war by withdrawing funding through the passing of the …….. ……. ….. 1974

Answer 20

Foreign Assistance Act 1974

Question 21

……. was impeached by the house but not removed firm office by the senate

Answer 21

Bill Clinton

Question 22

In the …….the Congress only ….. bills which came through a conference committee became law.

Answer 22

112th Congress

Only 2 bills

Question 23

In 2014 the Republicans launched a fillibuster to derail a Democrat proposal that would have mandated an across the board federal ……. ……of $ …….. Per hour

Answer 23

Minimum wage

$10.10

Question 24

In a 2013 survey ……% of Representatives said staying in touch with constituents was their most important function.

Answer 24

95%

Question 25

There are only …… Women in the senate despite being ……of the population.

Answer 25

21

51%

Question 26

……% of Congress is Christian compared to ……% general population.

Answer 26

89%

73% general population

Question 27

Racial minorities are still underrepresented

……% of the population but …….% of senate and …..% house

Answer 27

28% population
9% senate
22% house

Question 28

Africa Americans in house:
1979 - …..
2017 - ……

Answer 28

1979. 16

2017. 40