Congress I

1. The constitutional power of the president to send a bill back to Congress with reasons for objecting to it is the

• 1. Legislative veto.

• 1. Veto.

• 1. Overdraft power.

• 1. Power to persuade.

• 1. Pocket veto.

1. A midterm election is

• 1. A congressional election that is not accompanied by a presidential election.

• 1. A presidential election that occurs during a session of Congress.

• 1. A special election that may remove an official from office in the middle of the term.

• 1. One in which the incumbent is running for reelection.

• 1. Held every two years.

1. An “iron triangle” consists of

• 1. A metal stamp used to certify that the president has approved a new regulation and it now takes legal effect.

• 1. A bureaucratic agency, an interest group, and a congressional committee or subcommittee.

• 1. The president, the head of a relevant congressional committee, and the head of any regulatory agency.

• 1. Those favoring regulation X, those opposing regulation X, and a regulatory agency in charge of overseeing X.

• 1. Representatives of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.

1. Congress’s authority to levy an income tax comes from where?

• 1. Interstate Commerce clause

• 1. Sixteenth Amendment

• 1. Budget Act (1974)

• 1. Bill of Rights

• 1. Marbury v. Madison

1. What happens to representation in Congress as the population increases? 

• 1. The total number of representatives in Congress goes up.

• 1. The number of people that all members of Congress represent increases.

• 1. The seats in Congress are redistributed (reapportioned) so that states with more people have more seats.

• 1. The states are forced to abandon single-member election districts.

• 1. A constitutional amendment providing for term limits of congressional members is enacted.

1. Which situation is usually the main reason for incumbent members of the House of Representatives to be re-elected?

• 1. The incumbent has name recognition and may have done casework for the constituency well.

• 1. The country is facing a foreign-policy crisis.

• 1. The president wins re-election by a large margin.

• 1. The economy is strong and stable.

• 1. The incumbent is faced with a wealthy challenger.

1. Why is the incumbency effect more helpful for members of the House than the Senate?

• 1. The franking privilege is not available to incumbent senators.

• 1. Senate challengers always outspend a senator running for re-election.

• 1. Senators consider themselves trustees rather than delegates.

• 1. Senators usually represent a much larger population and have less contact with their constituents.

• 1. Senators spend less time campaigning for re-election.

1. All of these factors contribute to the success of incumbent members of Congress, except

• 1. incumbents usually raise more campaign funds than do their challengers.

• 1. incumbents tend to understand national issues better than do their challengers.

• 1. incumbents are usually better known to voters than are their challengers.

• 1. incumbents can use staff to perform casework for constituents.

• 1. incumbents often sit on committees that permit them to help serve district interests.

1. What are the advantages of incumbency in congressional elections?

2. I - Incumbents receive more campaign contributions than do challengers.

   II - Incumbents are able to provide important services for individual voters.

   III - The government provides campaign funds for incumbents.

   IV - The president always endorses incumbents for re-election.

   V - Most American voters believe Congress does a good job.
   
   
   
   

• 1. I and II only

• 1. III and IV only

• 1. I, IV, and V only

• 1. II, III, and V only

• 1. III, IV, and V only

1. A member of the House of Representatives who wishes to be influential in the House itself would most likely seek a place on which committee?

• 1. Agriculture

• 1. District of Columbia

• 1. Public Works and Transportation

• 1. Rules

• 1. Veterans Affairs