Article I Review

After the national census has been taken, changes in population distribution cause the changing of Congressional seats among the states. This effect is commonly called

• Congressional redistricting

• Gerrymandering

• Reapportionment

• Census apportionment

Which of the following is not true of Congress?

• Each house determines its own leadership and rules

• A session of Congress begins on January 3 of odd-numbered years

• Only the President may call a special session of Congress

• Congress is unicameral in nature

Which of the following is true about the officers of the House of Representatives?

• It is the responsibility of the party whip to keep track of vote counts and pressure members to vote within the party

• The presiding officer is the majority leader

• Minority leaders direct floor debates

• The major duty of the majority leader is to assign bills to committees.

Temporary committees appointed for the specific purpose of investigating a particular issue are called

• joint committees

• investigating committees

• select committees

• standing committees

An attempt to provide funds and projects for a Member's home district or state is known as

• caucusing

• logrolling

• pork barrel legislation

• filibustering

Which of the following best describes a legislative power of Congress?

• Power to make all laws which are necessary and proper

• Power to declare war

• Power to tax

• All of the above

Which of the following would be NOT be a step that a proposed bill would encounter on its journey through Congress?

• The bill is debated

• The bill is voted on, at which time it may pass or be defeated

• The bill may be assigned to a subcommittee

• The bill is introduced by a member of the executive department

After receiving a bill the President may

• Sign the bill

• Veto the bill

• Pocket veto the bill

• All of the above

Which legislative tactic is most effectively used only in the Senate?

• Filibustering

• Logrolling

• Caucuses

• Pork barrel legislation

Which of the following is not considered to be a contributing factor to the incumbency effect?

• name recognition

• visibility to constituents

• voting record

• educational record