AP GOPO CH.11

The people that a legislature spends considerable time and effort serving are called

• delegates
• trustees 
• constituents
• representatives

A representative who primarily represents the wishes of his or her constituents is acting as a(n) 

• caseworker
• instructed delegate
• ombudsperson
• trustee

The allocation of seats in the House to each state after each census is known as

• constituent service
• franking 
• gerrymanding
• reapportionment

When Congress follows up on the laws it has enacted, it is exercising

• bicameralism
• casework
• a filibuster
• oversight

An attempt in the Senate to prevent the passage of a bill through the use of unlimited debate is known as

• agenda setting
• appropriation 
• a continuing resolution
• a filibuster

The most important committees in Congress are __________ committees, permanent bodies that possess an expertise resulting from their jurisdiction over certain policy areas. 

• standing
• select
• joint
• conference 

In the House of Representatives, the discharge petition issued to

• force the Speaker to take action on a bill
• prevent the president from using the pocket veto
• force a bill out of committee so that the entire House can vote on it
• delay action on a bill that has the support of the majority

The foremost power holder in the House of Representatives is the

• president of the house
• Speaker of the House
• majority leader
• chief whip

When a member "trades" his or her vote on a particular bill with another member in exchange for their votes on other legislation, it is known as

• bicameralism
• earmarking
• franking
• logrolling

A member's request for a special appropriation for projects back home that are attached to a bill to gain votes is known as a(n)

• authorization
• discharge petition
• earmark
• filibuster