Government Exam 4 (Final)

Lobbying the judicial branch in the midst of a civil trial usually takes the form of

• campaign donation to targeted legislators

• bribes to judges

• amicus briefs

The term of office for the House of Representatives?

• 4-year

• 2-year

• 6-year

In Congress, ______ is a mark in a bill that directs some of the bill's funds to be spent on specific projects or for specific tax exemptions.

• a set-aside

• an earmark

• an earring

The _______ plan proposed a unicameral national legislature with all the states equal.

• New Jersey

• Virginia

• New York

How many members in the House of Representatives?

• 435

• 53

• 500

______ can be used to stop a filibuster in the Senate. It requires 60 senators to vote in favor of the measure.

• Hold

• Impeachment

• Cloture

• Closed Rule

Many presidents in the last 70 years have gone around Congress' power to declare war, hence in the 1970s Congress passed _______ in an attempt to take this power back [mostly unsuccessful].

• War Act

• War Powers Resolution

• Affordable War Act

Generally, Congress approval rating is:

• very low

• high

• very high

The power to _______ is a good example of one of Congress' enumerated powers.

• establish a minimum wage

• tax

• control the borders of the states

The increasing value constituents have placed on descriptive representation in Congress has had the effect of ____________.

• decreasing the number of minority members in Congress

• decreasing the rate at which incumbents are elected

• increasing the number of minority members in Congress