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The Legislative Branch MCQ

Veto is the presidential power to reject a piece of legislation by signing it into law.

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Correct Answer: False

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Unorthodox Lawmaking is the legislative tactics—such as _____ that bypass usual committee processes to ease the passage of laws.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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The public role of showcasing the values of public service and patriotism is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Symbolic REpresentation

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Standing Committees are the _____ committees responsible for legislation in particular policy areas.

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Correct Answer: Permanent

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Select Committees are the committees appointed to deal with an issue or a problem suited to standing committees.

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Correct Answer: False

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The efforts of elected officials to look out for the interests of those who elect them is known as______

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Correct Answer: Representation

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Redistricting is the process of dividing states into legislative districts.

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Correct Answer: True

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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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Correct Answer: Reconciliation

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Reapportionment is the process of reallocating seats in the ______ based on population.

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Correct Answer: House of Representatives

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Racial Gerrmandering means redistricting that _____ votes.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Public works projects and grants for specific districts paid for by general revenues is known as______

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Correct Answer: Pork Barrel

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Policy Representation is the congressional work to advance the _____ of constituents.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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The ideological distance between the parties and the ideological homogeneity within them is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Polarization

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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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Correct Answer: Ten

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Partisanship is one’s _____ to one’s party.

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Correct Answer: Allegiance

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Redistricting that enhances the political fortunes of one party over another is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Partisan Gerrymandering

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An election with incumbent is known as Open Seat.

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Correct Answer: False

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Omnibus Legislations are large bills stuffed with_____ of legislation that are voted on all at once.

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Correct Answer: Unrelated pieces

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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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Correct Answer: Filibuster

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The creation of policy to address the problems and needs of the _____

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Correct Answer: Entire nation

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The tendency for the presidential party to lose congressional seats in off-year elections is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Midterm Loss

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The political party that wins the most seats in a given chamber is known as Majority Party.

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Correct Answer: True

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Legislative Agenda is the slate of _____ that representatives think it worthwhile to consider and act on.

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Correct Answer: Both b and c

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Combined House-Senate committees formed to coordinate activities and expedite legislation in a certain area are known as_____

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Correct Answer: Joint Committees

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The electoral edge afforded to those outside the office is known asa incumbency Advantage.

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Correct Answer: False

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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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Correct Answer: Any of these

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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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Correct Answer: Hyper Partisanship

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House Rules Committee is the committee that determines _____ debate on a bill will take place.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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The process of redistricting with political intent is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Gerrymandering

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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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Correct Answer: General Election

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Filibuster is a practice of unlimited debate in the Senate in order to _____ a vote on a bill.

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Correct Answer: Both b and c

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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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Correct Answer: General Taxpayer

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The degree to which a legislature looks like the population it represents is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Descriptive Representation

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Congressional Oversight refers to efforts by Congress, especially through committees, to monitor agency_____ of congressional policies.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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A geographic region into which state legislators divide their state for purposes of representation is known as Congressional District.

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Correct Answer: True

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The U.S. legislature, the part of government that makes the laws is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Congress

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Conference Committees are temporary committees formed to reconcile differences in _____ of a bill.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Committees are small groups oriented around _____ where the real work of Congress gets done.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Coattail Effect refers to the added votes received by congressional candidates of a _____ presidential party.

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Correct Answer: Winning

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Cloture is a vote to end a Senate filibuster; requires a _____ majority.

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Correct Answer: Three-fifth

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Casework is the representation that involves taking care of one’s constituents’ _____

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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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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Correct Answer: Bipartisanship

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Bicameral Legislature is a _____ body with two chambers.

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Correct Answer: Law making

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Allocative Representation is congressional work to secure _____ for the represented district.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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The Senate’s constitutional obligation to approve certain executive appointments is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Advice and Consent

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