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44 Cards in this Set
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The fact that all congressional districts in a State must have about the same number of people so that one persons vote is equal to another's is due to the ...
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B. Westberry v. Sanders ruling
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Compensation for Senators is
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D. The same as for representatives
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In Congress, screening bills for floor consideration is a mjor duty of
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A. Committee members
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The regular period of time during which Congress conducts its business is called a
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B.Session
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The House may refuse to seat a member elect only if he or she
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C. Does not meet constitutional standards of age, citizenship, and residency
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Member of Congress fill all the following roles EXCEPT that of
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C. Cabinet members
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The Framers of the Constitution favor bicameralism because
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B. it allowed for fair and equal representation of the States at the national level
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Which Group has generally used its power to gerrymander congressional districts
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C. State legislatures
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Which Statement about congressional districts is true
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C. They function as voting districts within each State
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Before the 17th amendment was adopted, senators were chosen by
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B. the State legislatures
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Why does the Constitution guarantee that the courts may not prosecute member of Congress for what they say in the House or SEnate in relation to congressional business
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B. Freedom of speech is vital part of legislative debate
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All of the following are different between the House or Reps and the Senate EXECPT
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C. Method of election
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The power of Congress are affected by all of the following EXCEPT what the
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C. State's constitution says Congress may do
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In McCulloch vs. Maryland, the Supreme Court
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B. Upheld the doctrine of implied powers
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For what purpose does the Constitution give Congress the power to regulate bankruptcy?
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B. To establish uniform procedures for dealing with insolvent debtors
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The Supreme Court ruling in Gibbon vs. Ogden expanded the
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C. Commerce power to include all commercial interactions
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Which of the following non-legislative powers may be exercised solely by the Senate
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C. The power to approve or reject major presidential appointments
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Which of the following is an example of the investigatory power of Congress?
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D. Gathering information useful in making legislative decisions
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Under the Constitution Congress has the sole power to
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C. Declare war
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All treaties must be approved by a two-thirds vote of
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A. The Senate
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Which of the following powers could Congress use to help protect American car makers from foreign competition
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D. The power to tax
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Why did the Framers include the Necessary and Proper Clause in the Constitution?
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A. Empower Congress to pass laws needed to carry out the expressed powers
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Who has the power to propose Constitution amendments
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C. Congress
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In order to bring charges against the President or VIce President for misconduct in office, the HOR is given
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C. the power to impeach
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The implied powers doctrine, upheld in McCulloch Cs. Maryland, gives Congress the power to do
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Anything reasonable related to carry out the expressed powers
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Congress is given investigatory powers in order to
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C. Bring criminal charges against the President
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Congress shares foreign relations power with
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A. President
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When the Senate's Republican caucus wants party members to vote for a bill, the person who determines how many votes can be counted on is the
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D. Whip
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The main reason that Congress creates committees is to
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A. Divide the workload
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Which of the following is a way a bill can become a law without Presidents signature?
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C. The President fails to act on the bill within 10 days of receiving it while Congress is in session
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To propose a constitutional amendment, Congress uses a
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B. Joint Resolution
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How and When bills reach the floor of the House is decided by the
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B. Rules Committee
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Committee chairpersons usually are chosen
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D. on the basis of seniority
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Bills are introduced in the Senate by
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B. Individual Senators
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In the Vp absence, the presiding officer of the Senate is the
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C. President pro tempore
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The House of rules Committee may do all of the following EXCEPT
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Attach amendments to a bill
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The main way to end a filibuster is by
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B. Invoking the Cloture Rule
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Most select committees do NOT
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D. Produce compromise bills
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Most measures introduced in the House die at which of these steps
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A. Committee
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In the Senate, a filibuster may be ended with a vote that invokes
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A. Cloture Rule
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Conference committees act as a "third house of Congress" when they
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D. Produce a compromise bill that both House and Senate will accept
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Majority Floor leaders hold considerable power due mainly to the fact that
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C. the Majority party has more seats than the other party has
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The role of the House Rule Committee is played in the Senate by the
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D. Majority floor leader
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Bills that originate in either house of Congress may be
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