The Legislative Branch MCQ
The Legislative Branch MCQ
1. Veto is the presidential power to reject a piece of legislation by signing it into law.
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2. Unorthodox Lawmaking is the legislative tactics—such as _____ that bypass usual committee processes to ease the passage of laws.
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Both a and b
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3. The public role of showcasing the values of public service and patriotism is known as_____
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Symbolic REpresentation
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4. Standing Committees are the _____ committees responsible for legislation in particular policy areas.
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Permanent
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5. Select Committees are the committees appointed to deal with an issue or a problem suited to standing committees.
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6. The efforts of elected officials to look out for the interests of those who elect them is known as______
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Representation
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7. Redistricting is the process of dividing states into legislative districts.
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8. A legislative process that allows certain budgetary laws to pass with a simple majority in the Senate and with limited debate is known as______
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Reconciliation
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9. Reapportionment is the process of reallocating seats in the ______ based on population.
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House of Representatives
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10. Racial Gerrmandering means redistricting that _____ votes.
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Both a and b
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11. Public works projects and grants for specific districts paid for by general revenues is known as______
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Pork Barrel
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12. Policy Representation is the congressional work to advance the _____ of constituents.
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Both a and b
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13. The ideological distance between the parties and the ideological homogeneity within them is known as _____
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Polarization
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14. Pocket Veto is the presidential authority to kill a bill submitted within _____ days of the end of a legislative session by not signing it.
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15. Partisanship is one’s _____ to one’s party.
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Allegiance
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16. Redistricting that enhances the political fortunes of one party over another is known as _____
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Partisan Gerrymandering
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17. An election with incumbent is known as Open Seat.
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18. Omnibus Legislations are large bills stuffed with_____ of legislation that are voted on all at once.
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Unrelated pieces
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19. A controversial Senate maneuver by which a simple majority could decide to allow a majority to bypass the _____ for certain kinds of votes.
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Filibuster
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20. The creation of policy to address the problems and needs of the _____
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Entire nation
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21. The tendency for the presidential party to lose congressional seats in off-year elections is known as_____
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Midterm Loss
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22. The political party that wins the most seats in a given chamber is known as Majority Party.
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23. Legislative Agenda is the slate of _____ that representatives think it worthwhile to consider and act on.
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Both b and c
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24. Combined House-Senate committees formed to coordinate activities and expedite legislation in a certain area are known as_____
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Joint Committees
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25. The electoral edge afforded to those outside the office is known asa incumbency Advantage.
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26. Impeachment is a formal charge by the House that the president has committed acts of_____ which may or may not result in removal from office.
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Any of these
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27. A commitment to party so strong that it can transcend other commitments, including that to the national interest is known as______
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Hyper Partisanship
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28. House Rules Committee is the committee that determines _____ debate on a bill will take place.
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Both a and b
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29. The process of redistricting with political intent is known as _____
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Gerrymandering
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30. A practice of unlimited debate in the Senate in order to prevent or delay a vote on a bill is known as_____
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General Election
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31. Filibuster is a practice of unlimited debate in the Senate in order to _____ a vote on a bill.
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Both b and c
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32. Earmarks is a type of legislative representation in which _____ funds are used to pay for some special benefit for a member’s district.
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General Taxpayer
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33. The degree to which a legislature looks like the population it represents is known as_____
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Descriptive Representation
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34. Congressional Oversight refers to efforts by Congress, especially through committees, to monitor agency_____ of congressional policies.
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All of these
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35. A geographic region into which state legislators divide their state for purposes of representation is known as Congressional District.
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36. The U.S. legislature, the part of government that makes the laws is known as_____
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37. Conference Committees are temporary committees formed to reconcile differences in _____ of a bill.
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Both a and b
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38. Committees are small groups oriented around _____ where the real work of Congress gets done.
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Both a and b
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39. Coattail Effect refers to the added votes received by congressional candidates of a _____ presidential party.
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40. Cloture is a vote to end a Senate filibuster; requires a _____ majority.
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Three-fifth
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41. Casework is the representation that involves taking care of one’s constituents’ _____
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Both a and b
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42. An effort that incorporates work from both sides of the aisle and produces a solution to a problem both sides can live with is known as_____
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Bipartisanship
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43. Bicameral Legislature is a _____ body with two chambers.
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Law making
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44. Allocative Representation is congressional work to secure _____ for the represented district.
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All of these
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45. The Senate’s constitutional obligation to approve certain executive appointments is known as_____
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Advice and Consent
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