AP Gov - Unit 2 Congress

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

• Congressional districting

• Apportionment

• Gerrymandering

• Reapportionment

Which of the following is NOT true of the Congress?

• Each house determines its own leadership and rules.

• Terms of Congress last for two years.

• Congress is unicameral in nature.

• Only the President may call special sessions of Congress.

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

• Power to declare war

• Power to tax

• Impeachment power

• Power to regulate commerce

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the House of Representatives and the Senate?

• The Speaker of the House may only vote to break a tie in the House, and the President of the Senate may vote on any legislation before the Senate.

• In the House members can delay the vote on legislation by filibustering, and in the Senate members must send all legislation through the Rules Committee.

• In the House members represent the entire state, and in the Senate members represent districts within the state.

• The Speaker of the House is the most powerful position in the House, and the majority leader is the most powerful position in the Senate.

Enumerated powers are the powers that are listed in the _____.

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

What is the key takeaway from Baker v. Carr?

• Separate but equal

• One man, one vote

• Women's voting rights

• Bakery owners' rights

What case argued that redistricting in North Carolina was racial gerrymandering?

• Shaw v. Reno

• Baker v. Carr

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Brown v. Board of Education

Gerrymandering means __________.

• Drawing distinct boundary lines to benefit a political party.

• Changes in population.

• Power to stop a bill congress has passed from becoming law.

• Both formal and informal powers that influence relations with foreign nations.

Pork barrel spending is known as...

• Gov. spending on travel

• Spending on farm animals and agriculture

• Use of funds to please voters

• Money spent by gov. for their own benefit

The practice of exchanging favors in known as...

• Logrolling

• Interest

• Earmark

• Caucuses