POLS 1101 Final

All of the following are TRUE regarding "Gerrymandering" EXCEPT:

• the creation of a district populated by a majority of people of African American descent would be Gerrymandering

• "packing" may lead to more polarized politics

• the term has an amphibious origin

• "cracking" involves dividing concentrations of a particular group between Congressional districts

Refer to figure 7.1 below. Which redistricting scheme would a majority Democratic state legislature likely implement?

• 
• Plan #1

• Plan #2

• Plan #3

• None of the above

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the House of Representatives?

• revenue bills must originate there

• the minimum age to serve is 30

• it confirms judicial appointments

• each state receives two representatives

Generally speaking, what would one need to change about the Congress to give it more demographic similarity to the American people?

• make more of its members males

• make its members younger

• make more of its members professionals

• make more of its members Protestant

The process of doling out funding to government entities and programs is called __________.

• appropriations

• authorizing

• reconciliation

• budgeting

All of the following are TRUE about "continuing resolutions" EXCEPT:

• they help avoid government shutdowns

• they require presidential approval to go into effect

• the government has actually operated without an official budget for the entirety of multiple fiscal years

• they maintain government spending at a current year's level

Which of the following provides the best example of Congress exercising its oversight function?

• passing a law to ban and prevent the importation of shark fins into U.S.

• passing a law to require that all items offered for sale in any gift shop of the National Park Service are made in the U.S.

• passing a law that convenes an investigation into FEMA's alleged mishandling of matters pertaining to Hurricane Katrina

• passing a resolution honoring a fallen war hero

This potentially permanent committee exists to coordinate policies between the two Congressional chambers:

• standing

• joint

• conference

• select

All of the following statements are TRUE EXCEPT:

• incumbents are reelected to Congress more than 75% of the time

• more people think better of Congress as a whole than of their individual Congressmen/women

• facing voters frequently largely promotes agency representation

• constituent services are important to being reelected

Which of the following is TRUE about the "modern process" of Congressional evolution?

• floor rules have become more restrictive

• the use of filibusters decreased

• coalition building became easier

• bills were generally referred to a very few committees, sometimes even just a single committee