Question 1

After a census, states redraw political district boundaries.  When boundaries are drawn to gain a political advantage, this process is called

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gerrmander

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reapportionment

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political mapping

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redistricting

Question 2

A Congresswoman gets a bill passed that is important for businesses in her district. and she wants to get the word out to tell people of the achievement, so she turns this member of her personal staff for help:

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press secretary

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caseworker

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Legislative Director

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Administrative Assistant

Question 3

After a bill is voted and approved by the House of Representatives, it is

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voted on by the Senate

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sent to the Supreme Court to review

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sent to the Speaker of the House

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sent to the President to sign

Question 4

The President proposes a budget spending plan, then

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Congress must approve it

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Taxpayers must vote on it to get it approved

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The Congressional Budget Office scores it

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it is sent to the state legislatures for a vote

Question 5

Wyoming, Montana and Delaware are three states that only have one  Congressman each, meaning that member of Congress serves

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at large

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only registered voters in the state

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both citizens and undocumented residents

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the majority

Question 6

This resolution is used to take care of internal matters within  the House or Senate, not affecting the general public

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simple resolution

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concurrent resolution

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congressional resolution

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joint resolution

Question 7

Which two individuals share the duty of presiding over meetings of the Senate?

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vice president and president pro tempore

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majority leader and minority leader

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majority leader and majority whip

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vice president and majority leader

Question 8

Who might you MOST expect to see talking with the President about a particular house bill?

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Speaker of the House

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Majority Whip

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constituent

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Senate President

Question 9

A caseworker related information from

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constituents to members of Congress

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members of Congress to the President

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Senator to House members

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constituents to the President

Question 10

A power expressly given to congress in the Constitution is the power to

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declare war

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draft people into the military

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support welfare progrms

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prohibit racial discrimination

Question 11

The different between and appropriations bill and an authorization bill is that the first

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proposes to authorize a  program needing money and the second actually allocates the money

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applies to national expenditures and the second applies to state expenditures

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is passed by the Senate and the second is pass by the House

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applies to internal expenditures and the second applies to external expenditures

Question 12

What type of bill deals with individual people or places?

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private bill

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joint resolution

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simple bill

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public bill

Question 13

Which is a key difference between the Senate and the House?

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In the Senate, each state has an equal voice during debate (two senators)

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In the Senate, more bills are passed than in the House

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In the Senate, bills on the floor must pass unanimously

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In the Senate, political parties have no significant influence.

Question 14

Which of these statements describes what happens to a bill in conference committee?

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The differences between the two versions of the bill are resolved.

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Research is done on the bill and results are reported to another committee

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The bill is reviewed and testimony is taken on its content.

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The bill is revised based on input from members and the public.

Question 15

Which of these is one duty of the standing committee chairman?

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decide whether or not to give a bill a hearing

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testify about the bill within the committee

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assign members to the committee

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control all meetings between members

Question 16

Every ten years

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there is Congressional reapportionment following the census

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Americans get to have a validation vote of the Constitution and experience reapportionment

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Congress must decide if it has to increase the number of Congressman from 435 to a larger number

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there is gerrymandering following the census

Question 17

The current majority leader of the U.S. Senate is

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Mitch McConnell, Senator from Kentucky

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Charles Schumer, Senator from New York

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J. Cole, Senator from North Carolina

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Matt Olson, Senator from Caifornia

Question 18

The Speaker of the House is

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elected from the majority party in the house and is third in succession to the presidency

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elected  just prior to national elections from the majority party in the House and cannot serve more than two terms

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has to have been a member of Congress for at least five terms, or 10 years

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can serve in place of the Vice President if the Vice President dies in office

Question 19

You are at least 18 years and live in one of Arizona's congressional districts, you are considered to be a

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constituent of that district and its elected congressman

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you are an incumbent represented by that member of Congress regardless if you are registered to vote or not

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only a constituent of that district if you have registered to vote

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person too young to drink so you can only vote for Federal offices until you reach age 21

Question 20

The Senate and the House, both in the majority and minority parties, have a position that tracks the potential votes and positions of each congressman and senator within their respective parties  - this position is called

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the majority whip or minority whip, depending upon which party is in power

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the majority leader or minority leader depending upon which party is in power

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majority whip or minority whip and is always chosen by the seniority system

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leader pro tempore, minority or majority, depending upon which party is in power

Question 21

The Senate Majority Leader assigns a bill to two committees in the Senate, this means

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the bill has a chance to be heard in both committees and can only be successful if the bill at least gets a hearing from both committees

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the bill is now required to be heard by those committees, regardless of how the committee chairs feel about the bill, because the Majority Leader's assignment means it must get a hearing

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the bill goes through both committees for votes and then moves to the whole Senate for a vote

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the bill is guaranteed success because it is now part of the majority leader's legislative agenda

Question 22

Carl Hayden, a Democrat,  served as Arizona's Senator for more than 41 years and during his service he became

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the president pro tempore of the Senate because at the time he was the longest serving member of the Senate, while the Democrats were in power

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the longest serving Senator and still holds that record, plus the Central Arizona Project canal is named after him

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served so long he was able to become the Senate Majority leader

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is an example of the seniority system and why Americans dislike it so much because he served until he was 89

Question 23

Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution is about interstate commerce - examples of interstate commerce and what it effects are

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broadcasting, banking, trucking, global warming/air pollution

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business within the states, banking, and gambling casinos

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buying and selling goods, finance, and equal opportunity for minorities in business

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air pollution, charter and private schools operating in multiple states and business that crosses state lines

Question 24

Who do lobbyists represent?

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special interest groups, like retired persons, gun owner, veterans' organizations, business and trade groups and religious organizations

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members of the Senate and other elected office holders

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the president and his staff

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Legally, they cannot represent anyone because they are not attorneys, but they are known as a political hacks.

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