PSCI Chapter 7 Test Questions with Correct Answers New Update
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PSCI Chapter 7 Test Questions with Correct Answers New Update
Which of the following powers is unique to the House? - Answer-origination of revenue bills
Which of the following can initiate impeachment proceedings? - Answer-the House
When did Congress bass a bill to limit the size of the H...
PSCI Chapter 7 Test Questions with
Correct Answers New Update
Which of the following powers is unique to the House? - Answer-origination of revenue
bills
Which of the following can initiate impeachment proceedings? - Answer-the House
When did Congress bass a bill to limit the size of the House of Representatives? -
Answer-in 1929
What provides the basis for proportional representation in the House of
Representatives? - Answer-the decennial census
Which state gained the most seats in the House as a result of congressional
reapportionment following the 2010 census? - Answer-Texas
The deliberate manipulation of district lines for electoral advantage is known as what? -
Answer-gerrymandering
How did the state of California attempt to overcome the problem of incumbent
gerrymandering? - Answer-It established an independent redistricting commission
composed of regular citizens
Which of the following is the first to see a bill after it is proposed? - Answer-the Clerk of
the House
Once a bill has been introduced, where does the Speaker of the House send it? -
Answer-to a committee
At which point is a bill sent to the Senate for approval> - Answer-when it has been
passed by the full House following debate and amendment
Which of the following is unique to the Senate bill review process? - Answer-potential
for filibuster
What term is used to describe a situation in which the president does not sign a bill
before Congress adjourns? - Answer-pocket veto
Where do we find the roots of political parties? - Answer-in the debate between the
Federalists and the anti-Federalists
, Which of the following is true of parties and committees? - Answer-They improve
Congress's ability to function productively and efficiently.
Who is the institutional leader of the House? - Answer-the Speaker
What is a primary function of whips within Congress? - Answer-to enforce party
discipline
When does the vice president vote? - Answer-in the event of a tie in the Senate
How does the majority party exercise more power than the minority party in
congressional proceedings? - Answer-by controlling the referral of legislation to
committees
The passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act occurred during what
type of government? - Answer-unified government
Which of the following is considered a standing committee? - Answer-the Rules
Committee
Which of the following describe the Committee on Homeland Security? - Answer-a
special committee that later became a standing committee
Which of the following is most likely to influence whether a member is selected for a
committee assignment? - Answer-party loyalty
In which of the following ways do congressional committees exercise authority over the
workings of the federal bureaucracy? - Answer-by holding committee oversight hearings
What was Representative Barbara Lee's main criticism of 2001 resolution authorizing
the use of military force? - Answer-that it gave the president unlimited power regarding
U.S foreign policy
What is the minimum age for serving in the House of Representatives? - Answer-25
Which of the following states has only one "at-large" member in the House of
Representatives? - Answer-Alaska
Which portion of the Constitution gives Congress the power to make laws? - Answer-the
Necessary and Proper Clause
Which of the following members of Congress would represent the greatest numbers of
constituents? - Answer-a senator from California
What are the term lengths for the members of each house of Congress? - Answer-six
years for senators and two years for representatives
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