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| One of the people that a legislator represents is called | a constituent. |
| The Framers believed that the bulk of the power that would be exercised by the national government should be in the hands of: | the legislature |
| The bicameralism of Congress reflected the Founders' | desire to balance the interests of both big states and small states and desire to balance the interests of both common citizens and elites |
| The personal work for constituents done by members of Congress is known as | casework |
| A legislator who acts according to his or her conscience and the broad interests of the entire society is known as: | a trustee |
| a function of Congress | Oversight of the government |
| The first seventeen clauses of Article I, Section 8 specify the: | enumerated powers of Congress |
| The power to ratify treaties and confirm presidential appointments belongs to | the Senate |
| How many members of Congress are there | 535 |
| An attempt to talk a bill to death in the Senate is known as | filibuster |
| While fewer than 1 percent of Americans have assets exceeding $1 million, about ________ of the members of Congress are millionaires | one-third |
| The intraparty election in which voters selected the party's candidates for the general election is called | a direct primary. |
| The redrawing of the boundaries of the congressional districts within each state is known as | redistricting |
| If congressional districts did not have to be reapportioned | it would be possible for one district to have twice the number of people of another district. |
| Most of the actual work of legislating is performed: | in committees and subcommittees |
| The permanent committees in Congress that are given a specific area of legislative jurisdiction are known as | standing committees |
| works out a compromise between versions of a bill passed by the Senate and House | A conference committee |
| The largest occupational group among congresspersons is | lawyers |
| The seniority rule, which is ________ followed, specifies that the longest-serving member of the majority party will be the chairperson of the committee | usually |
| The Speaker of the House has the power to | appoint members of committees, schedule legislation for floor action, refer bills to the appropriate committees |
| The leader of the party with the fewest number of members is known as | The whip |
| The real leadership power in the Senate rests in the hands of | the Senate majority and minority leaders and their whips |
| A bill dealing with taxing or spending must start: | in the House of Representatives |
| In order to become a law, all bills must be | approved by both houses and signed by the President |
| ________ is one of the most powerful agencies in Washington, assembling budget documents and monitoring federal agencies throughout the year | The Office of Management and Budget |
| The passage by Congress of a spending bill specifying the amount of authorized funds that actually will be allocated for an agency's use is known as | appropriation |
| ________ is passed when Congress has not been able to complete a budget at the beginning of a new fiscal year | A continuing resolution |
