Ch. 4 Congress

First and Last name *

Since the 104th Congress, the following practice was abolished: * Mark only one oval.

• Hearings

• Unanimous consent

• Logrolling

• Joint referral

According to Senate procedure, committee chairs are usually chosen using * Mark only one oval.

• Trustee

• Agenda setting

• Seniority system

• Filibuster

The election results shown in the map are most likely a result of which of the following Supreme Court rulings?

• Baker v. Carr

• Shaw v. Reno

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

• Other: _______________

Congress derives a significant amount of its power from

• necessary and proper clause

• ex post facto clause

• executive orders

• inherent powers clause

Assuming the president is a Republican, which of the following is most likely to be true?

• Legislation will be filibustered easily

• The president's revenue bills will be introduced

• The president's nominees will be confirmed

• Presidential vetoes will be overridden

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

• House: 435 members with representation based on population

  Senate: 100 members with representations equal per state

• House: Less formal and structured rules

  Senate: More formal and structured rules

• House: Does not allow discharge petitions

  Senate: Allows discharge petitions

• House: Allows filibusters

  Senate: Does not allow filibusters

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the Trustee and Instructed Delegate models of representation?

• Trustee: Legislator should vote based on constituents' views

  Instructed Delegate: Legislators should vote contrary to their constituents if they feel it is in the best interest of the country

• Trustee: Legislators should follow their conscience when voting

  Instructed Delegate: Legislators should act as agents of their constituency

• Legislators should vote based on their party

  Instructed Delegate: Legislators should vote as their staff instructs them to

• Trustee: Legislators should vote based on how the president trusts them to vote

  Legislators should vote based on PAC campaign contributions

Which term below is a label for the government above?

• Divided government

• Coalition government

• Pork-barrel government

• Log-roll government