U.S. Gov. Unit 3 Test

The Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention lead to what kind of system?

• Unicameral System

• Bicameral System

The standing committee has more power than the other types of congressional committees. 

• True

• False

Block voting is voting for a weak candidate in an opposing party's primary to cause greater difficulty in the major opponent's nomination and to ensure a weak opposing candidate in the general election. 

• True

• False

Without the Electoral College just a few populous states with large urban areas could determine the outcome of a presidential election. 

• True

• False

A party's platform is a formal statement of a party's position on current issues. 

• True

• False

Which position in the House of Representatives is the only position named to the Constitution?

• Majority Leader

• Party Whip

• Speaker of the House

• Minority Leader

Which of the following is NOT a type of committee in Congress.

• Conference

• Joint

• Select

• Independent

Who was the Republican governor of Massachusetts in 1812 that persuaded the state legislature to create an unusually shaped district to favor the election of a fellow Republican. 

• Frederick Muhlenburg

• Elbridge Gerry

• Henry Clay

• Joseph Cannon

Which position in the Senate is mainly an honorary position given to the most senior member of the Senate's majority party?

• Speaker of the House

• Committee Chair

• Senatorial Committee

• President Pro Tempore

Which type of congressional committee is permanent, is composed of House and Senate members, and serves as an advisory board to other congressional committees?

• Standing Committees

• Subcommittees

• Select Committees

• Joint Committees