AP Gov Unit 2 Review

What term describes the legislative branch?

• Unicameral

• Bicameral

• Biannual

• Bilateral

What is an example of a pork barrel project?

• A national park

• Money to fill pot holes

• the Big Dig

• lowering taxes

What is Congressional work that advances the issues and ideological preferences of constituents?

• Allocation representation

• Racial representation

• Policy representation

• Symbolic representation

What is Congressional work to show constituents that their representatives are similar to them?

• Policy representation

• Allocation representation

• Gender representation

• Symbolic representation

What is Congressional work to secure projects, services, and funds for a representative's constituents?

• Allocation representation

• Symbolic representation

• Policy representation

• Monetary representation

What is loyalty to a political party that defines how members see the world, identify problems, and discuss solutions?

• Political representation

• Hyper-partisanship

• Partisanship

• Polarization

What is another term for pork barrel projects?

• Waste of money!

• Earmarked bills

• Cloture

• Pocket vetoes

What is the creation of policy to address the needs of an entire nation?

• Policy representation

• Omnibus legislation

• National lawmaking

• Amending the Constitution

What is the practice of unlimited or prolonged debate by one representative in order to prevent or delay a vote on a bill?

• The committee process

• Veto

• Cloture

• Filibuster

Who is the Speaker of the House?

• The leader of the majority party who serves as the presiding officer of the House of Representatives

• The leader of the majority party who serves as the presiding officer of the Senate

• The liaison between Congress and the President

• The incumbent of a certain Congressional district