Chapter 4 Key Concepts Quiz

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. Anita Hill historically accused Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment. During her time before the Senate Judiciary Committee she was treated rather poorly. What significance did this event have on American politics?

Members of the Judiciary Committee no longer permitted outside testimony for Supreme Court nominations correct incorrect

Clarence Thomas was never confirmed to join the Supreme Court correct incorrect

A historic number of women ran for Congress and won correct incorrect

Both b and c correct incorrect

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. ___________________ is the idea that constituents should be represented by someone who shares characteristics similar to their own.

Descriptive Representation correct incorrect

Mayhew Representation correct incorrect

Substantive Representation correct incorrect

Characteristic Representation correct incorrect

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. Substantive representation emphasizes congruence between what among the member and constituents?

Gender correct incorrect

Race correct incorrect

Party correct incorrect

Policy correct incorrect

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. Who famously argued that members of Congress are single-minded seekers of reelection?

David Mayhew correct incorrect

Richard Fenno correct incorrect

Sean Theriault correct incorrect

Mickey Edwards correct incorrect

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. A proximate goal is best defined as which of the following?

The easiest goal to achieve correct incorrect

The goal that must be satisfied to pursue any other goals correct incorrect

A goal that is achieved on behalf of someone else correct incorrect

A goal that you assign to someone else correct incorrect

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. When members of Congress, or their staffers, help constituents resolve problems stemming from federal agencies it is known as what?

Agency resolution correct incorrect

Casework correct incorrect

Federal dispute solutions correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Senators frequently retreat to their small offices in the Capitol in between floor votes. What are those offices called?

Cloakroom offices correct incorrect

Chamber offices correct incorrect

Legislative offices correct incorrect

Hideaways correct incorrect

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. Which title is given to the staffer who is in charge of all other staffers in a member's office?

Chief of Staff correct incorrect

General Manager correct incorrect

Campaign Manager correct incorrect

Legislative Director correct incorrect

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. When dealing with legislative affairs there is a full team of staffers who handle different tasks. The staffer in charge of coordinating these tasks and delegating them is known as what?

Chief of Staff correct incorrect

Legislative Aid correct incorrect

Legislative Director correct incorrect

District Director correct incorrect

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. What is the role of the District Director in a member's office?

They handle the member's schedule in Washington, D.C. correct incorrect

They are in charge of finding projects in the district that require federal funding correct incorrect

They handle campaign operations in the district correct incorrect

They are responsible for, and in charge of, all the offices in the district correct incorrect

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. What is the frank used for by members of Congress?

To send official mail with the member's signature instead of a stamp correct incorrect

To vote on the floor correct incorrect

To contact their party's leadership on the closed phone system in the Capitol correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. When members vote on the floor by verbally expressing their position it is known as what?

Voice Vote correct incorrect

Recorded Vote correct incorrect

Teller Vote correct incorrect

Verbal Vote correct incorrect

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. When members take official trips abroad, they are known as which of the following?

Approved foreign trips correct incorrect

Congressional delegations correct incorrect

Joint congressional trips correct incorrect

Speaker-sanctioned delegations correct incorrect

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. People who have adopted, and are deeply committed to, specific points of view on the important social, cultural, and political issues of the day are known as what?

Ideologues correct incorrect

Cosmopolitans correct incorrect

Devout Partisans correct incorrect

True Believers correct incorrect

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. Members need to accomplish what goal in order to pursue all others?

Good Public Policy correct incorrect

Effective Constituent Services correct incorrect

Reelection correct incorrect

Majority Party Status correct incorrect