Law and Politics

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Representatives elected from new districts after reapportionment tend to exhibit __________ than ... Started by APUS57	1 Replies 50 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by scottmt
With respect to social media, Representatives and Senators A) are restricted by franking ... Started by mspears3	1 Replies 80 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by spencer.martell
Work performed by Congressional staff members on behalf of constituents is called A) franking. ... Started by bobypop	3 Replies 34 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by dellikani2015
The 114th Congress has become more diversified and included _____ members who were Muslim, Hindu, or ... Started by clippers!	1 Replies 21 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by amcvicar
An underlying assumption of the concept of descriptive representation is that A) elected ... Started by bobbie	1 Replies 63 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by bitingbit
Efforts to draw boundaries to promote the election of minorities A) have been equally effective ... Started by audragclark	1 Replies 27 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by rnehls
Congress can overturn a presidential veto with a A) two-thirds vote in the House and a majority ... Started by karlynnae	3 Replies 57 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by dudman123
A key difference between the House and the Senate concerning bill procedures is the A) Senate ... Started by rosent76	1 Replies 63 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by leahm14
A dispute over floor debate procedure in the House would be settled by A) the House Ways and ... Started by meagbuch	1 Replies 107 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by briseldagonzales
The House Judiciary Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee are examples of A) ... Started by imanialler	1 Replies 51 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by maya.nigrin17@yahoo.com
A _______ is a temporary committee established to deal with issues that either overlap or fall ... Started by JMatthes	3 Replies 17 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by hanadaa
Meetings in which legislation is debated and amended are called _________ sessions. A) ex nihilo ... Started by future617RT	1 Replies 50 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by Briannahope
The most visible form of congressional oversight is A) the franking privilege. B) a ... Started by newyorker26	1 Replies 31 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by bookworm410
The president of the Senate is A) sometimes called the Speaker of the House. B) also the ... Started by Garrulous	1 Replies 94 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by AaaA
The most powerful person in the Senate is the A) majority leader. B) majority whip. C) vice ... Started by Melani1276	3 Replies 62 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by mohan
__________ is the practice of unlimited debate in the Senate in order to obstruct legislation. A) ... Started by cool	1 Replies 71 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by SVictor
In today's Congress, the mere threat of a Senate filibuster is extremely common, which means that a ... Started by Kthamas	1 Replies 15 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by shoemake
In 2013, in response to their frustration with minority filibusters, Senate Democrats decided to ... Started by nramada	1 Replies 38 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by okolip
A congressional representative is following the trustee philosophy when he or she A) takes ... Started by rachel9	3 Replies 21 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by lucas dlamini
One reason there may be no delegate position for members of Congress to take is that A) many ... Started by madam-professor	1 Replies 58 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by rachel
A congressional representative is following the delegate philosophy when he or she A) takes ... Started by TFauchery	1 Replies 141 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by fraziera112
Most democracies outside the United States have a(n) A) parliamentary system. B) ... Started by natalie2426	1 Replies 70 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by izzat
In 2011 congressional parties formally banned _________, which are pork-barrel projects that benefit ... Started by james	3 Replies 154 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by fur
With regards to the executive office, prior to the Constitution, the Articles of Confederation A) ... Started by Lisaclaire	1 Replies 59 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by irishcancer18
The framers of the Constitution created a comparatively strong executive because A) they wanted ... Started by rosent76	1 Replies 40 Views	Sep 3, 2018 by connor417