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1
Terms and ages differ between the House and Senate so the House is more deliberative and wise.
True
False
2
The majority and minority leader run this meeting of party members in congress:
Party Convention
Rules Committee
Caucus
Committee Hearing
3
Which is NOT a reason why incumbents usually win reelection
Name Recognition
Involved in Scandals
Claim Credit
Weak Opponents
4
A perk of free postage for official business, used by a member of congress is called:
Gerrymandering
Filibustering
Logrolling
Franking
5
The process of redrawing district lines to benefit one group over another is called:
Logrolling
Caseworking
Redistricting
Gerrymandering
6
What committee reconciles a House version and Senate version of a bill?
Joint Committee
Select Committee
Standing Committee
Conference Committee
7
The power of Advice and Consent (approval) of treaties belongs to the:
Senate
House
Both
8
A lobbyist will most likely concentrate their efforts where:
Congressional Committees
Members of Congress
Congressman's Staff
Brand new interns
9
All Revenue bills (bills raising taxes) must originate in the:
House
Senate
10
The House of Representatives is more regimented and hierarchical then the Senate.
False
True
11
This congressional leader maintains a count party members who will vote for legislation.
Speaker
Majority Leader
Minority Leader
Whip
12
In order to stop a filibuster, 60 votes are needed to invoke:
Rules Committee
Closure
Cloture
Amendments
13
The "true" leader of the Senate is:
The Speaker
The President Pro Tem
The Majority Leader
The Vice President
14
The power to bring Articles of Impeachment belongs to:
Senate
Both
House
15
All Judicial nominations must be confirmed by:
Both
House
Senate
16
A House member has a term of
?
years and a Senator has a term of
?
years.
6, 4
2, 4
6, 2
2, 6
17
Congressional spending projects that benefit only one members district. Helps incumbents win.
Filibuster
Pork Barrel
Logrolling
Casework
18
A Presidential veto may be overridden by a 2/3 vote of the:
Both
House
Senate
19
The process of monitoring the bureaucracy through hearings is a congressional power called:
Legislative Oversight
Select Committees
Rules Committee
Committee Markup
20
Committees formed to handle bills on certain policy ares are called:
Joint
Conferece
Standing
Select
21
Especially in the Senate, committee chairmanships are awarded based on:
Merit
Political Influence
Seniority in Majority Party
Seniority in Minority Party
22
A Congressman helping constituents navigate the complexities of federal government is called:
Pork Barrel
Earmarks
Incumbency
Casework
23
Congress is what type of legislature?
Tricameral
Unicameral
Bicameral
Joecameral
24
What is the powerful House committee that acts like a "traffic cop"? Sets the debate calendar.
Appropriations
Select Committee
Rules
Armed Services
25
The senate rule which can delay passage of a bill though endless debate is called:
Individual Amendment
Pork Barrel
Casework
Filibuster