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a two chamber legislater is called
a.unicameral,*b*bicameral, c.dual federalism,d.overlapping jurisdiction
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a united states representative serves for a
a.1 year term, *b*2 year term,c.four year term, d.six year term
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how many united states representatives are elected every two years
a.1/2, b.2/3, c.3/4, *d* all of them
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how long is a senate term
a.1yr, b.2yr, c.4yr, *d*6yr
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which house of congress is more responsive to interest groups
*a*house of representatives, b.senate, c.house of commons, d.house of lords
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congres's composition is mostly
- a.proportional to the population
- b.non-white males
- *c*white males
- d.women and minorities
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why doent congress reflect the general population
- a.minorities &women are less interested in politics
- b.law creating must be done by lawyers
- c.most people will not accept pac money
- *d*to be successful in congress it helps to be wel financed and well educated
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why wouldnt a congress person go against the wishes of his/her district
- a.he/she would be fearful of losing their congressional seat
- b.he/she probly thinks the same way as their constituents
- *c* both a and b
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which of the following affects who gets elected and what they do once in office
- a.who decides to run
- b.incumbancy advantage
- c.the way congesional districy lines are drawn
- *d* all of the above
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which of the following is not true
- a.P.A.C are often extensions of interest groups
- b.P.A.C are controversial because they rarely support challengers in elections
- *c*P.A.C are controversial because they are legal
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the incumbent is the person
- *a*attempting to overtake the person already in office
- b.holding the political office for which he is running
- c.who formerly held political office for many terms
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when a legislator is prevented from running for re election it is done through
- a.apportionment
- b.re-election
- *c*term limits
- d.redistricting
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redistricting occures:
- a.when ever there is a congressional election
- b.when parties are affraid of losing power
- c.in response to state legislature procedure
- *d*every 10 years after the sensus
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patronage ensures that
- *a*politicians have loyal people working under them
- b.qualified people get jobs in the buraucracy
- c.testing is always done prior to hire
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projects that benifit a congresspersons district and help them get re-elected are called
- a.patronage
- *b*pork barrell
- c.campaigns
- d.gerrymandering
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what position has the most power in the house of representavies
- a.majority leader
- b.president pro tempor
- *c*speaker of the house
- d.party whip
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what position has the power in the senate
- *a*majority leader
- b.president pro tempor
- c.speaker of the house
- d.party whip
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permanent committes that focus on a particular policy area called
- a.confrence committes
- b.special commities
- *c*standing commities
- d.joint commities
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a temporary committie that deals with special problems that fall outside of the jurisdiction of existing committies is called
- a.confrence committie
- *b*select committie
- c.standing commitie
- d.joint committie
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which permanent committie is formed by members from both houses of congress
- a.confrence committie
- b.special committie
- c.standing committie
- *d*joint committie
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which committie is temporarly convened to work out the differences between the senate and house versions of a bill
- *a*confrence committie
- b.special committie
- c.standing committie
- d.joint committie
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a congress persons staff is important because they
- a.develop policy ideas
- b.draft legislation
- c.negotiate with lobbyists
- *d*all the above
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what committie determines the length of debate on a bill in the house
- a.steering committie
- b.ways and means committie
- *c*rules committie
- d.finance committie
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when a senator holds the floor by continually speaking to prevent a vote on a bill, he or she is acrrying out a
- a.cloture
- b.rider
- c.poen rule
- *d*filibuster
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what is the procedure that ends a filibuster in the senate
- *a*cloture
- b.rider
- c.open rule
- d.closed rule
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a president may prevent a bill from becoming a law by utilizing
- a.filibuster
- b.power of the purse
- *c*veto power
- d.agency discretion
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a presidential veto may be overridden by
- a.one third vote in congress
- b.one half vote in congress
- *c*two thirds vote in congress
- d.three fourths vote
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a roll call vote means that
- a. a bill is reported out of committie
- *b*each legislators vote is recorded by the clerk
- c.a vote is split along party lines
- d. a bill may be debated on the floor
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which sector tends to have the most influence at the committie stage
- a.constituents
- b.the majority
- c.other legislators
- *d*interests groups
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article 2 of the constitution establishes what about the presidency
- a.salary
- b.how many terms he/she can serve
- *c*expressed powers
- d.delegated powers
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powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the constitution but are inferred from it are called
- a.enumerated powers
- b.delegated powers
- *c*inherant powers
- d.disputable powers
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what is the term for the power of the president to command the national military and state national guard
- *a*commander in cheif
- b.joint cheifs of staff
- c.ecclesiastical authority
- d.secretary general
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what is an agreement made between the president and another country that has the force of a treaty but does not require the senates "advice and consent"
- a.negotiation
- b.executive privledge
- *c*executive agreement
- d.forreign policy
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the war powers resolution was passed over which presidents veto
- a.truman
- b.eisenhower
- c.johnson
- *d*nixon
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which is not a role of the president
- a.cheif diplomat
- *b*cheif magistrate
- c.cheif of the state
- d.cheif jurist
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what is the name of the speech that the president must give congress from time to time
- *a*state of the union
- b.inaugural adress
- c.fireside chat
- d.adressing the nation
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the veto power of the president is classified as what type of power
- a.executive
- b.inherant
- *c*legislative
- d.delegated
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the power of an executive to veto specific provisions of an appropriations bill is called the
- *a*line item veto
- b.pocket veto
- c.executive initiative
- d.executive privelidge
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what term refers to the presidents ability to bring a policy agenda before congress
- a.state of the union adress
- *b*legislative initiative
- c.executive agreement
- d.horse shit
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when the president makes rules directly without congressional approval he or she is using
- *a*an executive order
- b.executive privelidge
- c.executive function
- d.a legislative initiative
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the president appoints the heads of major departments for a group called the
- a.joint cheifs of staff
- *b*cabinet
- c.executive branch
- d.political advisors
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the presidential foreign policy council composed of many of the presidents closest advisors and the inner cabinet is called
- *a*national security counsil
- b.board of advisors
- c.office of managment and budget
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the permanent agencies that perform the defined managment tasks for the president are within the
- *a*executive office of the president
- b.presidential advisory council
- c.executive branch
- d.govermental beuraucracy
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the agency that prepairs the national budgetand provides oversight for presidential program finances is the
- a.council of economic advisors
- *b*office of managment and budget
- c.dept of the treasury
- d.dept of the state
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what is an enumerated function of the vice president
- a.visiting other countries for diplomatic missions
- b.when of govt when president is over seas
- *c*presiding over the senate and casting tie breaking votes
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when does the vice president take over ruling the country
- a.if president is out of the country
- b.if president is in the hospital
- *c*if the president dies
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what is the equivilent of the u.s presidentcy in great brittan
- a.prime minister
- bqueen/king
- *c*both a/b
- d.president
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what is the claim by a victorious candidate that the electorate has given him or her special authority to carry out campaign promises
- a.election
- *b*mandate
- c.incumbancy
- d.presidential power
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why did nixon, ford, reagan, and bush have such "low batting average" with congress
- a.they were bad presidents
- b.republicans dont influence congress
- c.presidential power has been declining
- *d*opposing political party conrolled congress
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what is an attempt to be above partisan bickering in congress
- a.presidential mandate
- b.bicameralism
- *c*bipartisanship
- d.divided goverment
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why does the media focus a great deal on the president
- a.he represents out democratic values
- b.president pays for coverage
- *c*news is money, and president is easy news
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who geatly expanded the power of the president by reaching out to the people for support
- a.wilson
- *b*fdr
- c.coolidge
- d.carter
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what is the general trend of presidential approval ratings
- a.tendency to increase over time
- *b*tendency to decline overtime
- c.varies greatly depending on who is in office
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what is the generally favorable reaction of the public to presidential actions taken in foreign policy crisis
- a.incumbancy
- *b*rallying effect
- c.presidential power
- d.diplomatic presidency
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