PLSI 2 Final Exam Question and answers ready passed
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Congress - correct answer -The Framers thought it was center of policymaking in the US.
-The Constitution sets the standards of eligibility for membership in Congress, including age (e.g., Representatives 25 and Senators 30 when they're ele...
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Congress - correct answer ✔-The Framers thought it was center of
policymaking in the US.
-The Constitution sets the standards of eligibility for membership in Congress,
including age (e.g., Representatives 25 and Senators 30 when they're
elected).
-Congress does NOT offer descriptive representation; that is, it does not
reflect the ethnic or economic makeup of the American population.
-Congress DOES offer substantive representation; that is, a senator or
representative doesn't have to look like me in order to represent my interest
effectively.
_______________, _______________, and _______________ are three
functions of congressmen; the first two help incumbents to win re-election
most of the time. - correct answer ✔Advertising, credit-claiming, and
position-taking
Case Work - correct answer ✔(i.e., taking care of constituents' problems)
and pork barrel allow incumbents to claim credit for helping constituents.
Pork Barrel - correct answer ✔refers to unnecessary federal grants and
contracts congressmen bring to their districts in order to win votes from their
constituents.
During ____________________________ (i.e., two years into the President's
term) the party of the President usually loses seats in Congress. A significant
, exception to this rule occurred in 2002, when the Republicans gained seats in
both houses. - correct answer ✔mid-term elections
The ____________________ which controls the majority of seats in each
chamber also controls the composition of all committees and subcommittees
within the chamber. - correct answer ✔political party
The House Rules Committee - correct answer ✔-Which has no counterpart
in the Senate, has the crucial role of placing bills on the calendar, allotting
time for debate, and specifying permissible amendments.
-Without a Rules Committee of its own, the Senate relies on party leaders to
schedule bills.
Filibuster - correct answer ✔a tradition, unique to the Senate, according to
which individual Senators may kill a bill by refusing to end debate on it unless
2/3rds of their colleagues vote for cloture, which stops debate and forces the
whole chamber to vote on the issue.
Senators and Representatives sometimes join ________________ to mobilize
votes, press the regular committees to hold hearings, or pass legislation on
topics they think aren't being adequately addressed by the formal
congressional organization. - correct answer ✔caucuses
Next to legislating, the most important task for Congress is
__________________, which refers to congressional hearings questioning
members of the executive branch on how a law is being carried out. - correct
answer ✔oversight
Trusteeship - correct answer ✔representatives use their own judgment to
determine what's best for their constituents
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