DC Political Science Ch. 9 and 10 Review

The people represented by a legislator or other elected official are called

• delegates.
• trustees.
• constituents.
• representatives

The Framers of the Constitution assumed that most national power would be held by the

• executive branch.
• legislative branch.
• Department of Defense.
• judicial branch

The division of a legislature into two separate assemblies is called

• representative democracy.
• checks and balances.
• a two-party system.
• bicameralism.

Congress's main function is to

• enforce the laws.
• make laws.
• decide whether or not laws are constitutional.
• impeach high government officials.

A special provision in legislation to set aside funds for projects that have not passed an impartial evaluation by agencies in the executive branch is called a(n)

• unfunded mandate.
• backdoor clause.
• amendment.
• earmark.

A representative who is performing the role of a trustee is

• mirroring the views of the majority of the constituents who elected him or her.
• supporting the president on all of his or her legislative problems.
• acting according to the broad interests of the entire society.
• supporting his or her political party.

A legislator from Florida who votes, against his or her personal beliefs, to support subsidies for orange growers would be acting

• as a trustee
• as a logroller
• as an instructed delegate
• on what he or she believes is best for the entire society.

Oversight is

• the process by which Congress follows up on the laws it has enacted.
• the process by which Congress reviews the actions of subcommittees.
• the time of the year that Congress chooses its leadership.
• when Congress passes legislation.

_{Who is this?}

• John Boehner
• Joseph Biden
• Jay Nixon
• Roy Blunt

_{Who is this?}

• Claire McCaskill
• Hillary Clinton
• Nancy Pelosi
• Ruth Ginsburg