POSC 225 Test 3 JMU NIGHTIGALE COLLEGE Question and answers correctly solved POSC 225 Test 3 JMU
Founding and functions of Congress in Article I - correct answer Enumerated powers --> Listed powers
Implied Powers --> Powers not listed but have to these
Necessary and proper clause
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POSC 225 Test 3 JMU
Founding and functions of Congress in Article I - correct answer
✔Enumerated powers --> Listed powers
Implied Powers --> Powers not listed but have to these
Necessary and proper clause
Bicameralism and justification - correct answer ✔House and Senate
-Checks and balances
-Limits congressional power
Justification for bicameral
-Bicameralism and representation
-Oversight: nominee, hearings, and investigations, impeachment
basic differences between House and Senate - correct answer ✔
job approval of house and senate - correct answer ✔9% of public approves
of job doing in 2014
16% of public approves of job doing in 2017
51% of people feel representative in your district should be re-elected
27% of people feel that congress should be re-elected
delegate - correct answer ✔more likely to be house Member
Listening to voices of voters, vs. what I think
trustee - correct answer ✔senates
,Use own judgement
Might not use voters all the time
Race, gender, and occupation in Congress - correct answer ✔
reapportionment - correct answer ✔Women, African Americans, Latinos,
Asians, underrepresented in Congress
Issues with these:
because we aren't being represented, laws aren't being passed that favor us
Or does it matter because people head reflected so they will appeal to
everyone
redistricting - correct answer ✔Redrawing of Congressional district lines
within a state to ensure roughly equal populations within each district
State legislatures do redistricting process
gerrymandering - correct answer ✔Redrawing electoral district lines to give
an advantage to a particular party or candidate
cracking - correct answer ✔Spread minor party votes across multiple districts
to dilute strength
Example: republicans spreading Democrats votes across multiple districts to
deny majority
packing - correct answer ✔take minority and put them in 1 district to write
district off and win the other ones
Example: republicans take democrats and put them in 1 district and write off
that district
, majority-minority districts - correct answer ✔Congressional districts drawn to
ensure that a racial minority makes up the majority of voters
Allows minority a vote, gives a greater voice within districts
More like packing
advantages of incumbents - correct answer ✔Experience in office
Name recognition
Gerrymandering in favor of them
Easier to raise money
Institutional advantages
Franking privilege ~ free mail for those in office
Pork Barrel ~ federal money going to projects in state, bring home bacon
Constituency service/casework
Helping people in districts
Cut through red tape, help in district permit, people call office with issue a staff
member helps them
Speaker of the House - correct answer ✔Paul Ryan- majority party
majority and minority leaders - correct answer ✔spokespeople for respective
party
Majority and Minority whips - correct answer ✔Counting votes, organizing
party members, make sure legislation party favors gets passed
How a bill becomes a law - correct answer ✔Introduction of Bill
Bill moves to committee
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