Government in America People Politics And Policy 16th Edition by George C. Edwards – Test Bank

Multiple-Choice Questions

1. Each state has __________ senators elected every __________ years.

a. two, two
b. two, four
c. two, six
d. four, two
e. four, four

Answer: c
Page Reference: pp. 370–381
A-head: How Congress Is Organized to Make Policy
Learning Objective: Edwards L.O. 11.3
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Topic: Congress

2. The U.S. Congress is bicameral, as is every American state legislature except __________, which has one house (unicameral).

a. Nebraska’s
b. Nevada’s
c. New Hampshires’s
d. New York’s
e. North Carolina’s

Answer: a
Page Reference: pp. 370–381
A-head: How Congress Is Organized to Make Policy
Learning Objective: Edwards L.O. 11.3
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Topic: Congress

3. The Constitutional Convention resulted in what form of legislature?

a. bicameral
b. direct
c. trilateral
d. unicameral
e. unified

Answer: a
Page Reference: pp. 370–381
A-head: How Congress Is Organized to Make Policy
Learning Objective: Edwards L.O. 11.3
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Topic: Congress

4. Partisan __________ occurs when members of both parties move away from the moderate middle and share increasingly less common ground.

a. conservatism
b. divergence
c. ideology
d. polarization
e. popularization

Answer: d
Page Reference: pp. 381–389
A-head: The Congressional Process and Decision Making
Learning Objective: Edwards L.O. 11.4
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Topic: Congress

5. In the House of Representatives, who is second in authority to the Speaker of the House?

a. majority leader
b. majority whip
c. minority leader
d. minority whip
e. president pro tempore (or pro tem)

Answer: a
Page Reference: pp. 370–381
A-head: How Congress Is Organized to Make Policy
Learning Objective: Edwards L.O. 11.3
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Topic: Congress

6. Members of Congress differ from the larger American population in they are disproportionately__________.

a. socially conservative and fiscally liberal
b. socially liberal and fiscally conservative
c. socially and fiscally moderate
d. white, upper-middle-class, middle-aged, and male
e. white, upper-middle-class, Protestant, and female

Answer: d
Page Reference: pp. 361–364
A-head: The Representatives and Senators
Learning Objective: Edwards L.O. 11.1
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Topic: Congress

7. __________ is a good example of Congressional casework.

a. Analysis of an incumbent’s policy positions prior to a debate
b. Analysis of police force effectiveness
c. Analysis of water quality within a district
d. Assistance to a constituent in obtaining a Social Security check
e. Assistance to a federal agency operating within a member’s district

Answer: d
Page Reference: pp. 364–369
A-head: Congressional Elections
Learning Objective: Edwards L.O. 11.2
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Topic: Congress

8. “Pork” legislation may aid the district of a member of Congress by __________.

a. diverting unallocated funds to the service sector
b. increasing jobs and revenue with federally funded projects
c. increasing revenue through private market investment
d. taxing corporations less so they provide health insurance for employees
e. taxing waste producers more to pay for environmental cleanup

Answer: b
Page Reference: pp. 364–369
A-head: Congressional Elections
Learning Objective: Edwards L.O. 11.2
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Topic: Congress

9. The English politician and philosopher Edmund Burke advocated the concept of legislators as __________, using their best judgment to make policy in the interests of the people.

a. delegates
b. instructors
c. partisans
d. politicos
e. trustees

Answer: e
Page Reference: pp. 381–389
A-head: The Congressional Process and Decision Making
Learning Objective: Edwards L.O. 11.4
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Topic: Congress

10. Congressional whips serve what main function?

a. act as official spokespersons for their chambers
b. help the Speaker schedule proposed legislation for debate
c. meet with members of the executive cabinet
d. persuade party members to toe the party line
e. serve as personal assistants to the majority and minority leaders

Answer: d
Page Reference: pp. 370–381
A-head: How Congress Is Organized to Make Policy
Learning Objective: Edwards L.O. 11.3
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Topic: Congress