1)Which 1962 Supreme Court case is credited with establishing the principle of one person, one vote in state legislatures by requiring legislative districts to be populated with an equal number of residents?

 

2. Which legislative term describes the practice of voting in the same manner as a respected colleague or party leader when a member of Congress is undecided on how to vote on a particular bill?

 

3. Today Ukraine is considered a                               ,                            ,                           democracy.

 

4. Which of the following systems of governance is defined by a fusion of the legislative and executive branches?

 

5. Most                         states tend to be more culturally and linguistically homogeneous than

                    states.

 

6. In the United Kingdom, the British House of Commons is                                  than the House of Lords.

 

7. How were U.S. Senators originally selected?

 

8. Which term describes a rule in the Senate that requires 60 senators to vote to stop a filibuster?

 

9. What is the name of the author who argues that Members of Congress have two goals: (1) to enact meaningful legislation (Washington style); and (2) re-election concerns (Home style)?

 

10. How many members were there in the first U.S. House of Representatives?

 

 

Question 1

Which 1962 Supreme Court case is credited with establishing the principle of one person, one vote in state legislatures by requiring legislative districts to be populated with an equal number of residents?

 

a Baker v. Carr

.

b Bush v. Gore

.

c Lawrence v.

. Texas

d Mapp v. Ohio

.

e Barron v.

. Baltimore

Question 2

Which legislative term describes the practice of voting in the same manner as a respected colleague or party leader when a member of Congress is undecided on how to vote on a particular bill?

 

a Cue-taking

.

b Logrolling

.

c Copycat

.  voting

 

d Filibuster

.

e None of the

.  above

 

Question 3

Today Ukraine is considered a                             ,                            ,                           democracy.

a federal, unicameral,

.   parliamentary

 

b federal, bicameral,

. presidential

 

c unitary, bicameral,

.   parliamentary

 

d unitary, unicameral,

. presidential

 

e none of the above

.

 

 

Question 4

Which of the following systems of governance is defined by a fusion of the legislative and executive branches?

 

a Bicameral

.  systems

 

b Parliamentary

.  systems

 

c Presidential

.  systems

 

d Unicameral

.  systems

 

e None of the

.  above

 

Question 5

Most                         states tend to be more culturally and linguistically homogeneous than

                    states.

 

a unitary, unicameral;

. federal.

 

b federal, unitary;

.   parliamentary

 

c federal, bicameral;

. presidential

 

d unitary, unicameral;

.   parliamentary

 

e bicameral, presidential;

. unitary

 

Question 6

In the United Kingdom, the British House of Commons is                                  than the House of Lords.

 

a sometimes less power, but not

.  always

 

b more politically powerful

.

c less politically powerful

.

d sometimes more powerful, but

.  not always

 

e equally as powerful

.

 

Question 7

How were U.S. Senators originally selected?

 

a Appointment by the state’s governor

.

b Direct election by the people of the state the

.  Senator represents

 

c Appointment by the state’s legislature

.

d Appointment by the president

.

e Appointment by the House of Representatives

.

 

Question 8

Which term describes a rule in the Senate that requires 60 senators to vote to stop a filibuster?

 

a Malapportion

.  ment

 

b Logrolling

.

c Gerrymanderi

. ng

 

d Majority rule

.

e Cloture

.

 

Question 9

What is the name of the author who argues that Members of Congress have two goals: (1) to enact meaningful legislation (Washington style); and (2) re-election concerns (Home style)?

 

a Richard Fenno

.

b David Mayhew

.

c Barbara

. Sinclair

 

d Morris Fiorina

.

e None of the

.  above

 

Question 10

How many members were there in the first U.S. House of Representatives?

 

a 26

.

b 65

.

c 72

.

d 10

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