Ch.11 - Congress: Balancing National Goals and Local Interests

“Much of the work” done in Congress is by:

Congress is not well suited to take the lead on “major national policies” because of it’s:

From “1789-1900”, service in Congress was considered a “career position”

From “1900-present”, service in Congress was considered a “career position”

“In the Congress”, what is the probability of an “Incumbent” being re-elected?

A Congressman “spending on his/her home district” in order to gain favor is known as:

The process by which the political party in the majority draws “election district boundaries” to favor that party’s “re-election chances” is known as

“Reapportionment” based on the “Census” is done how often?

. In how many of the last “25 MIDTERM ELECTIONS” has the “President’s Party” lost house seats

The “age qualification” for the U.S. Congress is:

The “Citizenship requirement” for the U.S. Congress is how long?

When all members of the “Democrat Party’s Senators” meet as “a unit”, this is known as:

“Except for the President”, who has been described as the Nation’s most powerful “elected National Official”

In the Senate, the “most powerful” Party leadership position is:

“The membership” of the U.S. Congress is as follows:

“Most of the work” in Congress is conducted through:

The “Committee chairpersons”:

Normally a bill can pass the senate with at least “51 votes”. However, sometimes it may take 60 votes because of:

Congress can handle “scores of small issues” (and narrow issues) “simultaneously”. In other words, they can multi-task, due to:

“Unlike the Executive and Judicial branches”, the U.S. Congress (The House and Senate combined) is a “Fragmented Institution”. It has “no single leader”, no true leader for the total Congress