34 minutes.

Question 1

5 / 5 pts

The activities and effects of a legislative body are not simply the products of individual member behavior.

True

False

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Chamber size does not affect the procedural aspects of the legislature.

True

False

Question 3

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Nearly every legislature is divided into two chambers.

True

False

Question 4

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Which of the following DOES NOT impact legislative decision-making process?

Inter-session committee stability

The number of committees

The educational background of legislators

The delineation of committee jurisdictions

Question 5

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Legislative reform was sweeping the United States during the latter part of the ___________.

Twenty-First Century

Eighteenth Century

Nineteenth Century

Twentieth Century

Question 6

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“The Young Turks” were a group of legislators in the state of _____________.

Florida

New York

California

Louisiana

Question 7

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“A commonwealth is but a civil society of men” was the saying of ______________.

James Madison

John Adams

Alexander Hamilton

James Harrington

Question 8

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The point of the Senate for James Madison was __________________.

To bring order to the New Republic.

To slow down the legislative process.

To restrain executive power in legislation.

To speed up the legislative process.

Question 9

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_______________ has “the sole power to try impeachments.”

The Senate

The Congress

The Supreme Court

The House of Representatives

Question 10

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According to the National Council of State Legislatures (NCSL), which of the following state as of 2017 has a “part-time” legislature?

Ohio

New York

Maine

Alaska

Question 11

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Larger more urban states tend to have part-time legislatures.

True

False

Question 12

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Smaller more rural states tend to have full-time legislatures.

True

False

Question 13

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States with larger populations tend to prefer full-time legislatures.

True

False

Question 14

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The manifest function of the First Amendment in a representative government requires that legislators be given the widest latitude to express their views on the issues of policy.

True

False

Question 15

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Gerrymandering originated in the State of ___________________.

New York

Massachusetts

Louisiana

New Jersey

Question 16

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Gerrymandering was used against racial minorities in the southern states during the “Jim Crow Era” from 1870 to 1965.

True

False

Question 17

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In Rucho vs. Common Cause, 139 S.Ct. 2484 (2019), the Supreme Court held that courts are powerless to hear challenges to bipartisan gerrymandering.

True

False

Question 18

5 / 5 pts

The most racially and ethnically diverse Congress since 1789 has been the ___________.

116th Congress

117th Congress

112th Congress

115th Congress

Question 19

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The President of the Senate is _____________.

the Senate Majority Leader

the Speaker of The House

the President Pro Tempore

the Vice President of the United States

Question 20

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Which of the following is NOT a type of committee in the Congress?

Standing Committee

Joint Committee

Select Committee

Governing Committee

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