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POLS 1101
Chapter 11 Quiz
3/26/2023
1. The increasing value constituents have placed on descriptive representation in Congress has had the effect of ________.
increasing the sensitivity representatives have to their constituents demands
decreasing the rate at which incumbents are elected
increasing the number of minority members in Congress
decreasing the number of majority minority districts
2. Stopping a filibuster requires that ________.
a majority of senators agree on the bill
the speaker steps away from the podium
the chamber votes for cloture
the Speaker or majority leader intervenes
3. Senate races tend to inspire ________.
broad discussion of policy issues
narrow discussion of specific policy issues
less money than House races
less media coverage than House races
4. The Great Compromise successfully resolved differences between ________.
large and small states
slave and non-slave states
the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution
the House and the Senate
5. While each state has two senators, members of the House are apportioned ________.
according to the state’s geographic size
based on the state’s economic size
according to the state’s population
based on each state’s need
6. A congressperson who pursued a strict delegate model of representation would seek to ________.
legislate in the way he or she believed constituents wanted, regardless of the anticipated outcome
legislate in a way that carefully considered the circumstances and issue so as to reach a solution that
is best for everyone
legislate in a way that is best for the nation regardless of the costs for the constituents
legislate in the way that he or she thinks is best for the constituents
POLS 1101
Chapter 11 Quiz
3/26/2023
7. The saying “All politics is local” roughly means ________.
the local candidate will always win
the local constituents want action on national issues
the local constituents tend to care about things that affect them
the act of campaigning always occurs at the local level where constituents are
8. Which of the following is an implied power of Congress?
the power to regulate the sale of tobacco in the states
the power to increase taxes on the wealthiest one percent
the power to put the president on trial for high crimes
the power to override a presidential veto
9. The process of redistricting can present problems for congressional representation because ________.
districts must include urban and rural areas
states can gain but never lose districts
districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups
states have been known to create more districts than they have been apportioned
10.
House leaders are more powerful than Senate leaders because of ________.
the majoritarian nature of the House "a majority can run it like a cartel
the larger size of the House
the constitutional position of the House
the State of the Union address being delivered in the House chamber
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