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AP AP Government and Politics (Congress) Quiz on Congress Test 2/8, created by Gillian Porter on 08/02/2017.
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Question 1

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Which demographic group is the most underrepresented in Congress?
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  • african americans
  • latinos
  • asians
  • women
  • upper income

Question 2

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Which of the following is most likely to determine a candidate's chance of getting elected into COngress?
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  • their personal wealth
  • their connections to the media
  • their incumbency status
  • their campaign style
  • the promises they make to their constituents

Question 3

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Riders are frequently unpopular with the general public because
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  • the public does not understand them
  • they funnel federal money into targeted areas
  • they are secret
  • lobbyists oppose them
  • they are unconstitutional

Question 4

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Which of the following would be an attractive committee for a Congressman from Montana looking to serve his constituency?
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  • Ways and means
  • rules
  • education
  • government reform
  • agriculture

Question 5

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Descriptive representation refers to...
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  • representing the interests of groups
  • serving constituents through pork barrel projects
  • representing constituents by mirroring their personal, politically relevant views
  • living in the geographical area of one's constitutents
  • all of the above

Question 6

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A senator can effectively prevent the Senate from voting by
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  • conducting oversight
  • filibustering
  • introducing another bill
  • holding hearings
  • no known process, because the rules are very structured

Question 7

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Which of the following ends debate in the Senate?
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  • cloture
  • vote by the Rules Committee
  • Conference committee
  • markup
  • rider

Question 8

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Most of the time, members of COngress vote with
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  • the president
  • their state
  • celebrities
  • their party
  • the lobbyists

Question 9

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After a House Committee revises a bill, the bill goes to
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  • Senate
  • appropriate subcommittee
  • president
  • floor for debate
  • House Rules COmmittee

Question 10

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Which of the following is the best example of legislative oversight?
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  • the vice president presides over the Senate
  • the Rules COmmittee amends a bill
  • debate is limited
  • a hearing is held to investigate misuse of funds within a federal agency
  • riders are not allowed

Question 11

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All of the following is true of Congress EXCEPT
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  • most members of Congress today are professional politicians
  • the majority of incumbents get reelected
  • More than 50% of legislators are women
  • about 1/3 have studied law
  • congress was not a career for most of the members during the 19th century

Question 12

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The second most powerful in Washington DC, after the president is the
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  • US Senate pro tempore
  • chief justice of the Supreme court
  • Speaker of the House of Representatives
  • vice president
  • majority party whip

Question 13

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Most of the work in COngress is done
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  • on the floor of the HOuse
  • in conjunction with the president
  • in select committees
  • in standing committees
  • in meetins with lobbyists

Question 14

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Differences in HOuse and Senate bills are resolved by
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  • the president
  • the speaker of the house
  • the senate rules committee
  • the standing committee chairs
  • conference committees

Question 15

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All of the following are true of congressional oversight EXCEPT
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  • Members tend to spend more time on things other than oversight
  • oversight is administered through the committee system
  • members spend spend less time on oversight when there is a scandal
  • the biggest obstacle of oversight is the lack of electoral advantage
  • members spend more time on oversight when there is a scandal

Question 16

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The term for redrawing Congressional districts to favor a particular political party is known as
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  • apportionment paradox
  • gerrymandering
  • redistricting
  • redlining
  • malapportionment

Question 17

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The office is involved in the preparation of Congress' budget
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  • Office of Management and budget
  • general accounting office
  • congressional accounting office
  • office of congressional management and budget
  • congressional budget office

Question 18

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In the House of Representatives, the ______ controls the scheduling of bills for debate
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  • house ways and means comittee
  • speaker of the house
  • house rules committee
  • chief administrative officer
  • house of administration

Question 19

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The power of impeachment belongs to
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  • the Senate
  • the House
  • a federal grand jury
  • the supreme court
  • the chief justice of the supreme court

Question 20

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The custom followed in Congress specifying the majority party members with the longest record of service will become committee chairs is
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  • senatorial courtesy
  • ageism
  • the seniority rule
  • elder custom
  • senior incumbency

Question 21

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[blank_start]Speaker of the House[blank_end] is the elected presiding officer of the House and leader of the majority party
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  • Speaker of the House

Question 22

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[blank_start]President of the Senate[blank_end] is the Senate presiding officer
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  • President of the Senate

Question 23

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[blank_start]President pro tempore[blank_end] is the elected Senate officer who presides in vice president absence
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  • President pro tempore

Question 24

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[blank_start]Party caucus[blank_end] is a closed meeting of the members of each party in each house
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  • Party caucus

Question 25

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[blank_start]Floor leaders[blank_end] are unofficial party officers who serve in each house
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  • Floor leaders

Question 26

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[blank_start]Majority leader[blank_end] is the floor leader of majority party in either house
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  • Majority leader

Question 27

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[blank_start]Minority leader[blank_end] is the floor leader of the minority party in either house
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  • Minority leader

Question 28

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[blank_start]Whip[blank_end] is the assistant floor leader who gathers supporters on party lines
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  • Whip

Question 29

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[blank_start]Committee chairman[blank_end] is the head of a standing committee in Congress
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  • Committee chairman

Question 30

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[blank_start]seniority rule[blank_end] is the unwritten custom that the party members with the longest records of service should hold the most important posts in Congress
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  • seniority rule

Question 31

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[blank_start]Standing[blank_end] committee is a permanent panel in each house
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  • Standing

Question 32

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[blank_start]Subcommittee[blank_end] is a division of standing committees that do most of the work
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  • Subcommittee

Question 33

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[blank_start]Select[blank_end] committee is set up for special purposes for limited time
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  • Select

Question 34

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[blank_start]Joint[blank_end] committee is a committee formed of members of both houses
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  • Joint

Question 35

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[blank_start]conference[blank_end] committee is a temporary joint committee created to settle differences in versions of a bill by each house
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  • conference

Question 36

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Congress convenes a new term every [blank_start]2 years[blank_end] on [blank_start]January 3rd[blank_end] of the odd year
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  • 2 years
  • January 3rd

Question 37

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The [blank_start]clerk of the house[blank_end] presides on the opening day of Congress
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  • clerk of the house

Question 38

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[blank_start]VIva voce[blank_end] is the verbal roll call of 435 elected members of the House
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  • VIva voce

Question 39

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In the House, members elect a [blank_start]speaker[blank_end] who takes the oath of office and swears in all other members
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  • speaker

Question 40

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Next the House adopts [blank_start]rules[blank_end] that have developed for 200 years and are occasionally amended
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  • rules

Question 41

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The house adopted rules every [blank_start]2[blank_end] years
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  • 2

Question 42

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The [blank_start]Senate[blank_end] doesn't tweak rules as often
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  • Senate

Question 43

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Why does the COnstituion establish bicameral legislature?
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  • based on parliament
  • key condition of the great compromise
  • allows each house of COngress to act as a check on the other
  • all of the above

Question 44

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In the House, [blank_start]435[blank_end] seats are apportioned by [blank_start]population[blank_end]
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  • 435
  • population

Question 45

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A house representative must be [blank_start]25[blank_end] years old, [blank_start]7[blank_end] years a citizen, and [blank_start]live[blank_end] in their district.
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  • 25
  • 7
  • live

Question 46

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The Senate has [blank_start]100[blank_end] members
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  • 100

Question 47

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The Senate serves [blank_start]6[blank_end] year terms and focuses on more [blank_start]national[blank_end] issues
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  • 6
  • national

Question 48

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Members of Congress act as [blank_start]legislators[blank_end], [blank_start]representatives[blank_end], and [blank_start]servants[blank_end] of constituents, committee members, and politicians
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  • legislators
  • representatives
  • servants

Question 49

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Terms are [blank_start]2 year[blank_end] period for the HOuse during which the US Congress, noon Jan 3rd each odd numbered year
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  • 2 year

Question 50

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[blank_start]Sessions[blank_end] for the US Congress are the periods of time during which Congress assembles and conducts business; [blank_start]2 sessions[blank_end] in each term
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  • 2 sessions
  • Sessions

Question 51

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[blank_start]Convene[blank_end] means to begin
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  • Convene

Question 52

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[blank_start]Adjourn[blank_end] means to suspend operation until start of next session
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  • Adjourn

Question 53

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[blank_start]Recess[blank_end] means to temporarily suspend business, such as a session of COngress
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  • Recess

Question 54

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[blank_start]Prorogue[blank_end] is to end or discontinue- power of the presidnet to end a session of OCngressional meeting when they cant agree on adjournent
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  • Prorogue

Question 55

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[blank_start]Special session[blank_end] is a congressional meeting called to deal with emergency situations
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  • Special session

Question 56

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Framers as a whole believed that [blank_start]COngress[blank_end] would be the most powerful branch of the federal government
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  • COngress

Question 57

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[blank_start]COngress[blank_end] was been less admireed than the president
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  • COngress

Question 58

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COngress divides power bewteen the [blank_start]central[blank_end] and [blank_start]state[blank_end] government
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  • central
  • state

Question 59

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For many years the number of seats in the [blank_start]HOuse[blank_end] increased as the country grew in population and new states
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  • HOuse

Question 60

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The [blank_start]Reapportionment[blank_end] Act of 1929 fixed the size of the HOuse at [blank_start]435[blank_end] members
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  • Reapportionment
  • 435

Question 61

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Every [blank_start]10[blank_end] years the [blank_start]Census[blank_end] Bureau counts the national population
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  • 10
  • Census

Question 62

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Currently each seat in the House of Representatives represents about [blank_start]674,000[blank_end] people
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  • 674,000

Question 63

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The [blank_start]Reapportionment Act[blank_end] of [blank_start]1929[blank_end] stops number of seats at 435 and automatic reapportionment
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  • Reapportionment Act
  • 1929

Question 64

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The House has the power to [blank_start]refuse[blank_end] to seat elected members, to [blank_start]punish[blank_end] them or [blank_start]expel[blank_end] them.
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  • refuse
  • punish
  • expel

Question 65

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More than [blank_start]90[blank_end]% of those seeking reelection in the House win
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  • 90

Question 66

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[blank_start]Committee meetings[blank_end] are one of the most important functions of a legislator
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  • Committee meetings

Question 67

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A [blank_start]continuous body[blank_end] is a political body in which all of the seats are never up for election at the same time
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  • continuous body

Question 68

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[blank_start]Constituency[blank_end] is the people and interests represented by a politician (voters in their congressional district...for Senate it is the state)
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  • Constituency

Question 69

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The Senate serves [blank_start]6[blank_end] year terms and has [blank_start]100[blank_end] members.
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  • 6
  • 100

Question 70

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Senators must be [blank_start]30[blank_end] years old, [blank_start]9[blank_end] years a citizen, and reside in their [blank_start]state[blank_end]
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  • 30
  • 9
  • state

Question 71

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2 senators per state is part of the [blank_start]Great Compromise[blank_end]
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  • Great Compromise

Question 72

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[blank_start]Senators[blank_end] tend to represent a much larger and broader range of citizens (represents entire states)
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  • Senators

Question 73

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"[blank_start]Millionaires Club[blank_end]" is a term used because senators were once elected by state legislatures rather that popular vote
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  • Millionaires Club

Question 74

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The [blank_start]17th[blank_end] Amendment changed the way Senators were elected (now by popular vote)
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  • 17th

Question 75

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If a senator dies, resigns, or is kicked out, the governor could hold a [blank_start]special[blank_end] election or and [blank_start]appointment[blank_end] election
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  • special
  • appointment

Question 76

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[blank_start]Delegate[blank_end] is a lawmaker who acts as the agents of the people who elected him/her even if it means going against his/her own views
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  • Delegate

Question 77

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[blank_start]Trustee[blank_end] is a lawmaker who acts based on their personal convictions and judgment
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  • Trustee

Question 78

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[blank_start]Partisan[blank_end] is a lawmaker who acts in accordance with their party platform and party leaders
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  • Partisan

Question 79

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[blank_start]Politico[blank_end] is a lawmaker who tries to combine the approaches of delegate, trustee, and partisan
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  • Politico

Question 80

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[blank_start]Bill[blank_end] is an idea proposed in Congress
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  • Bill

Question 81

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[blank_start]Floor consideration[blank_end] is the process of considering and acting upon a proposed measure or bill on the floor of the HOuse/Senate
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  • Floor consideration

Question 82

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[blank_start]Oversight function[blank_end] is the process by which Congress through executive committees ensures that executive brand agencies are carrying out the policies that Congress has set by law
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  • Oversight function

Question 83

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[blank_start]Franking privilege[blank_end] is the benefit that allows Senate and house members to mail letters and other material postage
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  • Franking privilege

Question 84

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Most members of Congress are [blank_start]upper/middle[blank_end] class Americans . Most are married [blank_start]white[blank_end] men age [blank_start]50[blank_end] or older who have [blank_start]college[blank_end] degrees and identify as [blank_start]Christian Protestant[blank_end]
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  • upper/middle
  • white
  • 50
  • college
  • Christian Protestant

Question 85

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The five major roles of Congressmen are [blank_start]legislators[blank_end], [blank_start]representatives[blank_end] of constituents, [blank_start]committee[blank_end] members, [blank_start]servants[blank_end] of constituents, and [blank_start]politicians[blank_end]
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  • legislators
  • representatives
  • committee
  • servants
  • politicians

Question 86

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The [blank_start]27th[blank_end] Amendment states that a paycheck increase takes place after the nest general election
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  • 27th

Question 87

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Some fringe benefits of congress are inexpensive [blank_start]health[blank_end] care, fine [blank_start]dining[blank_end], free [blank_start]parking[blank_end]
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  • health
  • dining
  • parking

Question 88

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Members receive funds to hire [blank_start]staff[blank_end] and run [blank_start]offices[blank_end], [blank_start]mail[blank_end] letters, [blank_start]print[blank_end] items, and produce [blank_start]radio[blank_end]/TV tapes
Answer
  • staff
  • offices
  • mail
  • print
  • radio

Question 89

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[blank_start]Speaker[blank_end] of the HOuse is the presiding officer and the leader of its [blank_start]majority[blank_end] party
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  • Speaker
  • majority

Question 90

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The Speaker's main responsibility is to [blank_start]keep order[blank_end]
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  • keep order

Question 91

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The President of the Senate doesn't have much [blank_start]power[blank_end]
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  • power

Question 92

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[blank_start]Pro Tempore[blank_end] is a member of the Senate's majority party elected to serve as Senate leader in Vice President's absence
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  • Pro Tempore

Question 93

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COngress is usually organize along [blank_start]party[blank_end] with key positions controlled by the [blank_start]majority[blank_end]
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  • party
  • majority

Question 94

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Party caucus discusses [blank_start]policy[blank_end] issues and selects the party's [blank_start]floor[blank_end] leaders and committee [blank_start]chairs[blank_end]
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  • policy
  • floor
  • chairs

Question 95

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Majority [blank_start]floor[blank_end] leaders represent the majority party in each house and controls the [blank_start]order[blank_end] of business on the floor
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  • floor
  • order

Question 96

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Party [blank_start]whips[blank_end] are assistant floor leaders who help connect the party leadership with the rank and file members . They [blank_start]count[blank_end] votes and make sure members are [blank_start]present[blank_end] for key votes
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  • whips
  • count
  • present

Question 97

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[blank_start]Committee Chairmen[blank_end] say what bills the committee considers, if a public hearing will be held and what witnesses are called
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  • Committee Chairmen

Question 98

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[blank_start]Seniority[blank_end] rule is the unwritten custom granting the most important posts in COngress to members with the longest service
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  • Seniority

Question 99

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[blank_start]Standing[blank_end] committees are permanent panels in each house of Congress
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  • Standing

Question 100

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[blank_start]Subcommittee[blank_end] are divisions of standing committees that do most of committees work
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  • Subcommittee

Question 101

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[blank_start]Joint[blank_end] committee is a committee made up of members of both houses
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  • Joint

Question 102

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[blank_start]Select[blank_end] committee is a committee setup for a special purpose and often for limited time
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  • Select

Question 103

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[blank_start]Conference[blank_end] commiittee is a temporary joint committee created to settle differences in versions passed by each house of Congress
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  • Conference

Question 104

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Most standing committees are divided into [blank_start]subcommittees[blank_end] in specific areas that do most of the work
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  • subcommittees
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