A Two-Chamber legislature is called:

BICAMERAL

A United States representative serves for a:

Two-year term

How many united states representatives are elected every two years?

All of them

How long is a senate term?

Six years

Which house of congress is more responsive to interest groups?

Hous of Representatives

Congress's composition is mostly:

White Males

Why doesn't Congress reflect the general population?

To be successful in congress, it helps to be well-financed and well-educated

Why wouldn't a congressperson go against the whishes of his or her district?

He or she may be fearful of losing the congressional seat.

He or she probably things the same way as is or her constituents.

(both a and b)

Which of the following affects who gets elected and what he or she does once in office?

The way congressional district lines are drawn

the incumbent is the person

holding the political office for which he or she is running.

When a legislator is prevented from running fo re-election, it is done through:

Term limits

redistricting occurs

every ten years after the census

Patronage ensures that

politicians have loyal people working under them

Projects that benefit a congressperson's district and help him or her get reelected are called 

pork barrel

what position has the most power in the house of representatives

Speaker of the house

What position has the most power in the senate

Majority leader

Standing committees

A temporary committee that deals with special problems that fall outside of the jurisdiction of existing committees is called

A select committee

Which permanent committee is formed by members from both houses of congress

 Joint committee

Which committee is temporarily convened to work out the differences between the senate and house of versions of a bill?

Conference committee

A congressperson's staff is important because they

All of the above

What committee determines the length of debate on bill in the House?

Rules Committee

When a senator holds the floor by continually speaking to prevent a vote on a bill, he or she is carrying out a

filibuster

What is the procedure that ends a filibuster in the senate?

Cloture

A president may prevent a bill from becoming law by utilizing

his or her veto power

A presidential veto may be overridden by

a two-thirds vote in congress

A roll- call vote meants that

each legslator's vote is recorded by the clerk.

which sector tens to have the most influence at the committee stage?

Interest groups