AP US Gov't Chapter 4 Review
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- Q1Which of the statements about Congress is true?The minority party in the House has much more power than the minority party in the Senate.The President may pick either a House or Senate version of a bill to sign or veto.Floor work in the House has numerous rules.Gerrymandering impacts the Senate makeup30s
- Q2The Necessary and Proper Clause __________.has expanded the role of Congress relative to that of the stateswas eliminated as a consequence of the Twenty-sixth Amendmenthas served to limit the expansion of national authorityhas increased the powers of the state governments at the expense of Congress' powers30s
- Q3Oversight is the process in which Congress __________.chooses its leadershipsupervises the activity of the judicial branchreviews the actions of committeesfollows up on the laws enacted30s
- Q4The reallocation of seats in the House to each state after each census is __________.gerrymanderingconstituent servicereapportionmentredistricting30s
- Q5Gerrymandering is __________.an attempt to prevent the passage of a bill through the use of unlimited debatea process that attempts to limit debate on a bill in the Senatethe creation of district boundaries for the purpose of gaining advantagelegislation passed in southern states to limit African-American participation in elections30s
- Q6Which statement about recent redistricting and gerrymandering is true?Only about 75 the seats in the House are open for real competition.Redistricting decisions are made by the majority party in the House of Representatives.Gerrymandering allows a way as to ensure one political party continues to control the US Senate.Only about 50-75 the seats in the Senate are open for real competition.30s
- Q7______________ has a large impact upon the debate tactics in the House of Representatives.The Rules CommitteeA HoldThe FilibusterUnanimous Consent30s
- Q8A member's request for a special appropriation for projects back home that are attached to a bill to gain votes is a(n) __________.holdearmarkdischarge petitionauthorization30s
- Q9A senator votes for an unpopular policy after a briefing by the Intelligence Committee and information he cannot share with constituents. Which form of representation best describes the voting decision?PluralistTrusteeDelegateElite30s
- Q10An attempt in the Senate to prevent the passage of a bill through the use of unlimited debate is a(n) __________.logrollingdischarge petitioncloturefilibuster30s
- Q11The most important of the domestic powers of Congress are the right to collect taxes, __________.to establish post officesto establish checks upon the Executive and to coin moneyto borrowto spend, and to regulate commerce30s
- Q12Which of the following is an accurate description of a power of the Senate?Ratifies treaties by the HousePasses articles of impeachmentNegotiates treatiesConfirmation30s
- Q13Which of the following is similar between the House and Senate?Debate RulesUnlimited Re-electionBody SizeTerm Lengths30s
- Q14A state has 3.5 million citizens. How many Senators can they expect in the US Senate?342530s
- Q15Which party is in control of the House of Representatives today?RepublicansLiberalsLibertariansDemocrats30s