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Which of the following best reflects the holding in the case Baker v. Carr (1962) ?

• Stated that the

  Seventeenth Amendment requires regular review of the constitutionality of congressional districts.

• Created a one-person, one-vote standard for reviewing congressional districts.

• Stated that the Tenth

  Amendment exclusively reserves the power to review congressional districts to the states.

• Declared that racial gerrymandering was a violation of the due process clause.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the United States Senate?

• It shares the ability to declare war with the House of

  Representatives.

• There is no

  rules committee to limit debate in the Senate.

• Until the 17th Amendment, senators were elected by state legislatures.

• The membership of the Senate has always been made up of more common individuals rather than the rich elite.

• The vice president presides over the Senate and only votes in the event of a tie.

The majority party in the Senate is concerned that the Supreme Court has made a number of ideologically dangerous and controversial rulings. Which of the following actions would the Senate take in their attempt to limit the Supreme Court's power?

• Enforce term limits for justices on the Supreme Court

• Ratify a constitutional amendment limiting the Supreme Court's power

• Pass legislation that would limit the impact of the Supreme Court's recent rulings

• Replace the chief justice of the Supreme Court with someone with whom they agree with ideologically

Which of the following statements is true of most bills introduced in the House of Representatives and Senate?

• Most bills are

  before even being considered.

• Most bills are passed by one chamber of Congress but die

  in the opposite chamber.

• Almost every bill inCongress dies from lack of support in the

  House Rules

  Committee.

• Most bills are passed by committees but die from lack of support in the

  respective chamber.

• Most bills are referred to appropriate committees but are never sent to the full Congress, they simply die in committee.

Those who argue that the House of Representatives is the government institution most responsive to the will of the public are most likely to cite as evidence the fact that

• Term limits may soon restrict the number of years a congressperson may serve

• Representatives must run for reelection every two years

• Congress has oversight power over many executive agencies

• Average citizens may, on occasion, be called to testify before a congressional committee

• Congressional reelection campaigns are extremely costly

In the House, a pigeonholed bill can be forced to the floor for consideration through use Of ?

• certiorari

• discharge petition

• habeas corpus.

• Cloture

• Filibuster

Which of the following describes the ruling in Shaw v. Reno (1993)?

• Racial gerrymandering was ruled

  unconstitutional.

• It was decided that congressional districts needed to be equal in size.

• The Voting Rights

  Act was ruled unconstitutional.

• The poll tax was eliminated.

An example of casework by a member of Congress is

• working with a caucus on public policy.

• voting for a bill desired by constituents.

• meeting with an interest group's lobbyist.

• writing a newsletter to send out to constituents.

• helping a constituent gain financial aid from the Small Business Administration.

Which is true about midterm elections?

• congressionalleadership is rotated to the party that has been out of power.

• they typically lead to the resignation of a president's

  Cabinet.

• one third of the House seats are up for reelection.

• the reelection rates of incumbents are significantly lower than they are in presidential election years.

• the president's party typically loses seats in Congress.

The most important factor in winning congressional elections is

• winning the endorsement of the top leaders of their party.

• having a clean record.

• being an incumbent.

• being

  charismatic and photogenic.

• having done casework for constituents.