1. Chapter Eleven Congress

2. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 11-2 In the congressional setting, casework refers to a. members’ being honest with their constituents. b. challengers’ demanding honesty of incumbents. c. members’ helping constituents with problems. d. members’ right to send mail free of charge. e. legislative research.

3. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 11-3 In the congressional setting, casework refers to a. members’ being honest with their constituents. b. challengers’ demanding honesty of incumbents. c. members’ helping constituents with problems. (correct) d. members’ right to send mail free of charge. e. legislative research.

4. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 11-4 An underlying assumption of the concept of descriptive representation seems to be that a. elected representatives should follow their own conscience. b. any citizen can be represented by any congressional representative. c. minorities can be effectively represented only by people of their own kind. d. representatives should carefully heed public opinion polls. e. the more people indicate what type of representative they want, the closer the representative is to voter preference.

5. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 11-5 An underlying assumption of the concept of descriptive representation seems to be that a. elected representatives should follow their own conscience. b. any citizen can be represented by any congressional representative. c. minorities can be effectively represented only by people of their own kind. (correct) d. representatives should carefully heed public opinion polls. e. the more people indicate what type of representative they want, the closer the representative is to voter preference.

6. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 11-6 If the president neither signs nor vetoes a bill within 10 days while Congress is in session, the bill a. becomes law. b. will be sent back to Congress. c. will be recalled by Congress for further action. d. has been pocket-vetoed. e. is killed.

7. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 11-7 If the president neither signs nor vetoes a bill within 10 days while Congress is in session, the bill a. becomes law. (correct) b. will be sent back to Congress. c. will be recalled by Congress for further action. d. has been pocket-vetoed. e. is killed.

8. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 11-8 The drafting of most legislation is done a. on the floor of the House and Senate. b. in the Rules committee. c. by senior legislative staff in special hearings. d. in standing committees. e. in a conference committee.

9. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 11-9 The drafting of most legislation is done a. on the floor of the House and Senate. b. in the Rules committee. c. by senior legislative staff in special hearings. d. in standing committees. (correct) e. in a conference committee.

10. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 11-10 In a closely-contested House vote on a bill, which states can always prevail in the vote because of their voting advantage? a. States with senior members. b. States with representatives on key House committees. c. States with representatives from larger territories. d. States with the largest population. e. State representatives with the most campaign donations.

11. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 11-11 In a closely-contested House vote on a bill, which states can always prevail in the vote because of their voting advantage? a. States with senior members. b. States with representatives on key House committees. c. States with representatives from larger territories. d. States with the largest population. (correct) e. State representatives with the most campaign donations.