US Congress Essentials

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Social Studies
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11th - 12th Grade
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Hard

Patricia White
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11 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In general, a member of the House of Representatives who wishes to be influential in the House itself would most likely seek a place on which of the following committees?
Agriculture
District of Columbia
Ways and Means
Conference
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Logrolling refers to
shift of parties from majority to minority status in either house
trading votes with colleagues
gerrymandering of House districts
when a bill goes from subcommittee to committee
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes pork barrel politics?
Senators from states with agricultural economies promote pig farming.
Voters in rural areas support different issue positions than do voters in metropolitan areas.
Members of Congress negotiate bills so that individual districts get money for projects that do not necessarily benefit the nation as a whole.
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee refuse to endorse president’s court nominees
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During midterm elections
The president’s party always loses seats
The president’s party never loses seats
The president’s party tends to lose seats
The president’s party tends not to lose seats
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Usually the chair of a standing committee will be the member of the committee who is:
the member nominated by the president
the senior member of the majority party
the one selected by the entire chamber
the one with the greatest vote margin in their district
the best Jell-O wrestler of the group
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
On a bill with high visibility, members of Congress are most likely to vote
According to the chair of their committee
According to their personal ideology
In keeping with the desires of their constituents
According to the pressure of lobbyists
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A discharge petition does which of the following
ends a filibuster
forces a bill out of committee
censures a member of Congress
sends a bill to conference committee
Sends all committee members running for their gas masks
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