Which of the following is an accurate statement based on the information from the chart above?
Reelection rates for incumbents in the House are always above 80%
Which of the following could be considered a reason for the information in the chart above?
pork-barrel spending
Which of the following types of committee deals with broad areas of public policy and can be found in both houses of Congress?
Standing
If a bill is passed in both the House and the Senate but each version of the bill is slightly different, which committee would be assembled to negotiate the final version of the bill?
Conference committee
A committee chair of the House of Representatives is always
a member of the majority in the chamber
One of the formal tools used by Congress for oversight of the bureaucracy is
authorization of spending
Of the following, which is the most powerful figure in Congress?
The Speaker of the House
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?
Rules
The power of the Rules Committee in the House of Representatives rests its authority to
place a bill on the legislative calendar, time limit for debate, and determine the type of amendments allowed
Which of the following committees plays a major role in the House in shaping tax policy?
Ways and Means
If the Speaker of the House wanted to speed up debate on a bill while avoiding some of the procedural rules of the House, (s)he may assemble which of the following committees:
Committee of the whole
A member of the House of Representatives has introduced a bill to raise the minimum
wage, but it has been in committee for 36 days and is unlikely to make it to the floor.
Which of the following is the best course of action for the representative to take
Filing for a discharge petition
How is the president chosen when none of the candidates receives a majority of the electoral college vote?
The House chooses a new president by a majority vote of its state delegations.
The purpose of a filibuster is to
prevent action on a bill
The main way to end a filibuster is by
invoking the Cloture Rule.
All treaties must be approved by a two-thirds vote of
the Senate.
Nominations to the Supreme Court must be approved by a
simple majority vote in the Senate only
The practice in Congress whereby Representative A promises to vote for Representative B's legislation, provided that Representative B will support Representative A's legislation, is referred to as
logrolling
An example of a discretionary item in the federal budget is
spending on national parks
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the House and the Senate?
Makes the accusation in the impeachment process;
Conducts the trial in impeachment process
Does a congressional district drawn based on race, violate the equal protection clause? - YES / Constitutional issue: Equal protection
Shaw v. Reno
Several people sued Tennessee because the populations of the congressional districts were vastly different. The court agreed. Congressional districts must be drawn with relatively equal populations. Led to "one person, one-vote".
Baker v. Carr
Does the right to bear arms apply to the states? YES / Constitutional issue: 2nd Amendment right to bear arms.
Chicago v McDonald
Is a state required to provide an attorney? YES / Constitutional issue: 6th amendment right to an attorney.
Gideon v Wainwright