Unit 3 Test

Question 1

Term

Answer 1

2 years in house, 6 years in senate

Question 2

Session

Answer 2

Congress is in session

Question 3

Qualifications for House

Answer 3

25 years old. Citizen for 7 years. Live in state they represent.

Question 4

Qualifications for Senate

Answer 4

30 Years old. Citizen for 9 years. Live in state they represent.

Question 5

Differences between House and Senate

Answer 5

Policy Specialist vs Generalist. House impeaches and senate holds impeachment trial. House is more partisan and senate is more bipartisan. House emphasizes tax and revenue and senate emphasizes foreign policy.

Question 6

Off-year elections

Answer 6

Election for house and senate out of sync.

Question 7

Congressional demographics

Answer 7

Rich, Old, white, male

Question 8

Roles of a Congressman

Answer 8

Legislator, Representative of constituents, Committee member, servant of constituents, politician.

Question 9

Trustee

Answer 9

Each issue should be decided on its own merit.

Question 10

Delegate

Answer 10

Representative of people who elected him

Question 11

partisans

Answer 11

Vote with the party

Question 12

politico

Answer 12

Trustee, delegate, and partisans all three combined

Question 13

pork-barrel legislation

Answer 13

Federal money/legislation used to fund local projects

Question 14

Earmarking/riders

Answer 14

Adding pork-barrel projects to bills

Question 15

standing/select/joint committees

Answer 15

Standing committee - permanent subject matter, Select committee - special investigation(Watergate, 9/11), Joint Committee - both house and senate(conference committee)

Question 16

major committees: intelligence, judiciary, ways and means, rules, appropriations, oversight

Answer 16

Intelligence - (CIA, Military)
Judiciary - (Important in senate, interviews, potential SC Justices)
Ways and Means - (Only in House, determines tax policies)
Rules - (Only in House, sets limits for debate, “traffic cop” of Congress)
Appropriations - (decides where money goes)
Oversight - (investigates executive branch)

Question 17

filibuster - cloture, supermajority

Answer 17

Attempt to talking a bill to death in the senate by the minority party.
Cloture ends filibuster and forces vote (requires 60 votes)
Supermajority is more than 60 members of one party in the senate, avoids filibuster

Question 18

legislative caucuses

Answer 18

Representation of a group

Question 19

congressional organization - Speaker of the House, VP, president pro tempore, majority/minority leaders

Answer 19

Speaker of house - Nancy Pelosi
VP - Mike Pence
President Pro Temp - Chuck Grassley
House Majority leader - Steny Hoyer
House Minority leader - Kevin McCarthy
Senate Majority - Mitch McConnell
Senate Minority - Chuck Shumer

Question 20

seniority rule

Answer 20

Gives you more power (President Pro Temp, Chairmen)

Question 21

lobbying - K street

Answer 21

All big lobbyist are on K street in DC

Question 22

lobbying - single vs. multiple issue

Answer 22

Single - (NRA, PETA) focus on one thing

Multiple - (Moveon.org) focus on multiple things

Question 23

lobbying - inside vs outside lobbying

Answer 23

Inside - lobbyist goes directly to politician

Outside - goes to people and news, grassroots

Question 24

lobbying - revolving door

Answer 24

Congressman will go work for a lobbyist company (make a bunch of money) an then go back to being a congressman.

Question 25

lobbying - Jack Abramoff Scandal, Michael Scanlon, Gimme five, Tom Delay

Answer 25

Jack Abramoff and Michael Scanlon represented Indian Casinos. They gave illegal bribes and campaign contributions. Abramoff overbilled Indian clients by "Competing" with Scanlon and splitting profits. Gimme five - scheming with a partner on the opposite side Tome Delay - Was House Majority Leader involved in Scandal

Question 26

5 options for the President

Answer 26

1. Sign the Bill: Bill becomes law. 2. Veto the Bill: back to Congress. A 2/3 vote in both chambers will override veto. 3. Do nothing: After 10 days Bill becomes law 4. Pocket Veto: If less than 10 days left in the congressional session, the president "Puts the Bill in his pocket" and after 10 days the Bill dies. 5. Line Item Veto: no longer an option. President takes out specific parts of Bill.

Question 27

House vs Senate

Answer 27

Lower Chamber/Upper Chamber 435/100 2 year term/6 year term More Hierarchical/ Less Hierarchical Policy Specialist/Policy Generalist Emphasizes tax and revenue/Emphasizes foreign policy More Committees/Less Committees High reelection rates/moderate reelection rates More Partisan/More Bipartisan 25 years old/30 years old Live in state they represent/live in state they represent

Question 28

President of the Senate (VP)

Answer 28

Mike Pence (Republican)

Question 29

President Pro Tempore

Answer 29

Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Question 30

Senate Majority/Minority Leaders

Answer 30

``` Mitch McConnell (Republican) Majority Chuck Schumer (Democrat) Minority ```

Question 31

Speaker of the House

Answer 31

Nancy Pelosi (Democrat)

Question 32

House Majority/Minority Leaders

Answer 32

``` Steny Hoyer (Democrat) Majority Kevin McCarthy (Republican) Minority ```

Question 33

My Congresswoman

Answer 33

Julia Brownley (Democrat)

Question 34

Two California Senators

Answer 34

``` Kamala Harris (Democrat) Dianne Feinstein (Democrat) ```