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Chapter 5 Government

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  • The Senate has how many members?
    100
  • Who is the leader in the House of Reps?
    Speaker of the House
  • Why might there be more diversity of opinion on the house floor vs the senate?
    More representatives from various areas through the country representing different view points
  • Define Fillabuster
    action to prevent a senate bill from a final vote
    temporary committee to investigate an issue
    provides checks and balances within congress
  • A Senator who wants to provide information to the media about their support for a bill would work with who?
    Legislative Assistant
    Administrative Assistant
    Press Secretary
  • Both the senate and house contain the same number of members from each state
    False
    True
  • Which branch of government did the Founding Fathers give the most power?
    Congress - Legislative Branch
  • The requirement of UNANIMOUS CONSENT that applies to the Senate, but not the house requires which:
    a Rules Committee that controls the flow legislation
    Cooperation between majority and minority leadership
    an absence of political party influence
  • Select Committee
    decides who will testify about bills
    temporary committee to investigate an issue
    agency that projects the costs of proposed programs
  • A single senator can prevent a bill from being brought to the floor?
    True
    False
  • The House of Reps as part of the constitutional republic requires which of the following?
    public records of all caucus
    hearings for all bills by a committee of the whole
    majority rule with minority input
    a debate with all members allowed to participate
  • Define Gerrymandering
    drawing of district boundaries to benefit a party
  • Who might you MOST expect to see talking with the president about a particular house bill?
    Majority Whip
    Majority leader
    Speaker of the House
  • Tip Oneil presided over the House of Reps while in Congress?
    False
    True
  • A Senators term is 2 years
    True
    False
  • The house and senate both have term limits
    True
    False
  • What does the President Pro Tempore do?
    Fills the role of the Vice President in the Senate
  • Committee Chair
    can stop a house bill from reaching a floor vote
    fills leadership role if vice president is unavailable
    Decides who will testify on a bill
  • Which of the following statements is true for both the House and Senate?
    Members must be legal residents of the state they represent
    Members must be 30 years old
    Members represent a particular district
  • The Censure of a member of congress results in which of the following?
    a statement of formal disapproval
    expulsion from congress
    time in jail
    fines
  • Who is the leader in the Senate?
    Vice-President
  • House Rules Committee
    agency that projects the costs of proposed programs
    Can stop a House bill from reaching a floor vote
    temporary committee to investigate an issue
  • What does the Whip do?
    persuades their party to vote a certain way on bills
  • Why might a seat in the senate be more attractive to a candidate than a seat in the house?
    Senators receive more benefits
    Senators are paid more
    The Senate spends less time meeting
    Senators do not have to run as often
  • how is congress a bicameral legislature?
    Made of two houses to provide checks and balances within congress
  • Why does an incumbent have the advantage in an election?
    Name recognition, more funding, etc
  • The House of Reps has how many members?
    435
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