Question 1

Congressional staffers spend most of their time on

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A)  constituency service and legislative matters.
B)  legislative matters.
C)  constituency service and public relations.
D)  legislative matters and constituency service.
E)  public relations.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

A pocket veto differs from a regular presidential veto in that the pocket veto

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A)  applies only to a section of the legislation in question.
B)  applies only to expenditure legislation.
C)  occurs when the president decides to veto a bill he had previously signed.
D)  can take effect only when the Congress is not in session.
E)  occurs when the president goes before Congress to announce a veto.F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 3

What is the biggest reason that Congress does not vigorously pursue its oversight function?

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A)  the sheer magnitude of the task
B)  its inadequacy as a means to control the bureaucracy
C)  its inadequacy as a means to control the power of the president
D)  its inadequacy as a way to generate publicity for members of Congress
E)  its inadequacy as a means to control the judiciaryF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

Identify the three congressional agencies and explain the function of each one.

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Question 5

What is congressional oversight and how strongly is it pursued by Congress?

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Congressional oversight is the responsib...

Question 6

Committees kill more than ________ percent of the bills submitted in Congress.

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A)  10
B)  25
C)  40
D)  66
E)  90F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 7

"Mark up" of a bill means that

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A)  a president has crossed out sections of the bill that he or she finds personally objectionable.
B)  a bill has been approved after floor debate has finished.
C)  witnesses at committee hearings suggest modifications of the bill.
D)  the House Speaker and Senate majority leader have written a bill in a way that they favor.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 8

Most of the work on legislation in Congress is done

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A)  by committees and their respective subcommittees.
B)  on the floor of the House and Senate.
C)  by conference committees.
D)  by the president.
E)  by bureaucratic agencies.F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 9

The modern Congress is different from the nineteenth century Congress in that most members

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A)  are now professional politicians who want to stay in Congress.
B)  are now amateur politicians who want only to spend a short time in Congress.
C)  are now minorities or women.
D)  now have previously been governors of their home states.
E)  return to their respective state legislatures after their congressional service is over.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

The scheduling of bills in the Senate is left up to

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A)  the Senate Scheduling Committee.
B)  the Senate majority leader.
C)  each of the Senate committees.
D)  the Senate historian.
E)  the Senate parliamentarian.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

A bill has been approved in the House and Senate,albeit in slightly different versions.The bill now goes to

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A)  the president for his or her veto or signature.
B)  a conference committee.
C)  the standing committees in the House and Senate where the bill originated.
D)  the House Rules Committee.
E)  the Senate Rules Committee.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 12

Committee staffs within Congress

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A)  concentrate on constituency relations.
B)  perform an almost entirely legislative function.
C)  concentrate on public relations.
D)  split their time between legislative functions and public relations.
E)  are devoted to logistical functions and committee public relations.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 13

In the nation's first century,

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A)  service in Congress was even more of a lifetime career than it is now.
B)  members of Congress would move from House to Senate and back with little concern for the relative power and prestige of the chambers.
C)  service in Congress was not seen as a lifetime career for most of its members.
D)  service in Congress was restricted by the imposition of term limits in many states.
E)  service in Congress was greatly preferred to service in state government.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

In Beyond Ideology,political scientist Frances Lee shows that

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A)  the number of bills passed each year by Congress has dropped dramatically from year to year because of partisan gridlock.
B)  lawmakers generally avoid partisan negotiations or attacks when dealing with low-stakes issues in order to get more business done.
C)  the congressional agenda is less and less shaped by partisan consideration rather than reelection priorities.
D)  even on low-stake issues,lawmakers exploit negotiation and floor debate to attack opponents and promote their party's image.
E)  the congressional agenda is increasingly shaped by policy priorities rather than partisan consideration.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

There are currently ________ voting members of the U.S.House of Representatives and ________ voting members of the U.S.Senate.

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A)  535;100
B)  435;100
C)  150;31
D)  300;100
E)  600;300F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 16

What is the strategy employed in the Senate to prevent a bill from coming to a vote?

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A)  mark up
B)  filibuster
C)  cloture
D)  pocket veto
E)  conference committeeF) All of the above
G) None of the above

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