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Worksheets(U2A) 2.1- 2.3: Congress
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Case that established the principle of one man, one vote. This decision created guidelines for apportionment, drawing up congressional districts to guarantee a more equitable system of representation to the citizens of each state. - The case also decided the Supreme Court had jurisdiction over questions of legislative apportionment.
Brown v Board
Baker v Carr
Engel v Vitale
Tinker v Des Moines
A landmark case in the area of redistricting and racial gerrymandering. The court ruled in a 5-4 decision that redistricting based on race must be held to a standard of strict scrutiny under the equal protection clause. On the other hand, bodies doing redistricting must be conscious of race to the extent that they must ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Baker v Carr
McCulloch v Maryland
Roe v Wade
Shaw v Reno
Which of the following is NOT a major difference between the House of Representatives and the Senate
Members of the House are elected every two years and the Senate every 6 years.
Senators must be 30 years old and Representatives must be 25
The Senate passes appropriation legislation and the HoR confirms Presidential appointments.
The Senate was originally chosen by State Legislatures while the HoR was originally chosen by the people.
The United States Constitution says that Congress has the power to coin money.
This is an example of
an enumerated power
an implied power
an inherent power
a reserved power
a concurrent power
Powers of the Federal government, not specifically stated, based on "necessary and proper" or elastic clause are -
Implied Powers
Relegated Powers
Savage Powers
Elastic Powers
Which of the following statements about motions for cloture is true?
They force a bill out of committee so that the full House can vote on it.
They are applied to bills that failed in the previous session of Congress.
They are applied only to appropriation bills.
They are used by senators to end a filibuster and bring a bill to a vote.
They occur whenever a bill is reported out of committee.
This term is sometimes used to describe the Article I powers provided to Congress relating to financing and budgeting the government.
Committee of the Whole
Advice and Consent
Oversight
Power of the purse
Most of the work of legislating in Congress takes place in
standing committees
sub committees
markup sessions
caucus
Congressional leadership: __________________ help keep their members loyal to the party’s legislation agenda by rounding up votes (garnering support for) for their party's proposed legislation.
whips
committee chairs
caucuses
sergeant at arms
The House Rules Committee is an important part of the legislative process because it
determines the terms and conditions of debate when a bill goes to the House floor
determines ethics rules for members' conduct
determines whether a bill should be referred to a policy committee for consideration
negotiates compromises on bills with the Senate Rules Committee
An example of a discretionary item in the federal budget is
interest on the public debt
spending on national parks
Social Security payments
veterans' pensions
Expenditures by the legislature (funding) that are required by law
Government spending
discretionary spending
mandatory spending
deficit spending
Which of the following scenarios best illustrates a member of Congress supporting pork-barrel legislation?
A senator from a coal-producing state voting against a job-training program for coal miners
A member of the House voting for urban renewal in exchange for increased funding for roads
A senator from an agricultural state amending legislation to establish a potato research institute in his or her state
A member of the House Armed Services Committee marking up a bill that will increase funding for military bases
Who can propose a bill?
The President
House members
Senate members
Any member of congress
Any elected official
Apportionment and redistricting are affected every ten years as a result of....
pork barrel spending
standing committees
midterm elections
the census
Which of the following statements about gerrymandering is true?
It has been banned by United States Supreme Court decisions beginning with Baker v.Carr.
It was used traditionally to maintain urban control of the House of Representatives.
It can be used by a political party to draw boundary lines to control as many districts as possible.
It guarantees greater constituency control over elected representatives.
It ensures liberal control of the House of Representatives.
The franking privilege refers to the
Federal Reserve Board’s control over interest rates
Practice of permitting senators to preview lists of judicial nominees
Practice whereby legislators with the most seniority select the committees on which they want to serve
Right of members of Congress to send mail to their constituents at the government’s expense
What do we call a person who is up for reelection?
the challenger
the lame duck
the whip
the incumbent
Voters elect their senator and representatives and expect them to vote on the basis of what their constituents believe
delegate model
representative model
politico model
trustee model
Which of the following scenarios is an example of the trustee model of representation?
The NAACP leadership sends representatives to Washington to lobby for changes to the Voting Rights Act.
Congress passes a bill allocating money to clean up nuclear waste sites after a wave of large-scale peaceful protests.
A member of Congress votes to close a popular tax loophole based on the belief that the money would be better spent paying down the national debt.
A presidential candidate advocates using an executive order to increase the minimum wage for federal contractors.
