Unit 3-Congress Final Review

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After a national census has been taken, changes in population distribution cause the changing of congressional seats among the states. This effect is commonly called

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Reapportionment

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Which of the following is NOT true of the Congress?
Each house determines its own leadership and rules.
Terms of Congress last for two years.
Congress is unicameral in nature.
Only the President may call special sessions of Congress.

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Congress is unicameral in nature.

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Which of the following best describes a non-legislative power of Congress? Power to declare war, Power to tax, Impeachment power, Power to regulate commerce

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Impeachment power

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Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the House of Representatives and the Senate? The Speaker of the House is the most powerful position in the House, and the majority leader is the most powerful position in the Senate.

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The Speaker of the House is the most powerful position in the House, and the majority leader is the most powerful position in the Senate.

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Which of the following scenarios is an example of the attitudinal/trustee model of representation? The NAACP leadership sends representatives to Washington to lobby for changes to the Voting Rights Act. Congress passes a bill allocating money to clean up nuclear waste sites after a wave of large-scale peaceful protests. A member of Congress votes to close a popular tax loophole based on the belief that the money would be better spent paying down the national debt. A presidential candidate advocates using an executive order to increase the minimum wage for federal contractors.

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A member of Congress votes to close a popular tax loophole based on the belief that the money would be better spent paying down the national debt.

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Voters elect their senator and representatives and expect them to vote on the basis of what their constituents believe

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delegate/representative model

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What do we call a person who is up for reelection?

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the incumbent

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Which of the following statements about gerrymandering is true? It has been banned by United States Supreme Court decisions beginning with Baker v.Carr., It was used traditionally to maintain urban control of the House of Representatives., It can be used by a political party to draw boundary lines to control as many districts as possible., It ensures liberal control of the House of Representatives.

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It can be used by a political party to draw boundary lines to control as many districts as possible.

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Who can propose a bill?

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Any member of congress

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Which of the following scenarios best illustrates a member of Congress supporting pork-barrel legislation? A senator from a coal-producing state voting against a job-training program for coal miners, A member of the House voting for urban renewal in exchange for increased funding for roads, A senator from an agricultural state amending legislation to establish a potato research institute in his or her state, A member of the House Armed Services Committee marking up a bill that will increase funding for military bases

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A senator from an agricultural state amending legislation to establish a potato research institute in his or her state