Some Framers argued that including a bicameral legislature in the Constitution would reflect the nature of American liberal democracy __________.
a. by providing both a liberal and a conservative chamber
b. by using mutual oversight to prevent malfeasance in office
c. through redundancy, should one chamber be compromised
d. with responsiveness to and protection from a tyranny of the majority
Answer: d
Question -2-Which of the following is a contributing factor to congressional gridlock?
a. decreased specialization of Congress members in particular policy areas
b. greater ideological polarization of the parties
c. larger numbers of moderates among Democrats and Republicans
d. overwhelming public support for new legislation
Question -3-What is the purpose of a discharge petition?
a. to force a vote on a House bill within an opposing committee
b. to force a vote on a Senate bill within an opposing committee
c. to force a vote on a Senate or House bill within an opposing committee
d. to force the end of a filibuster in the House
Question -4-Refusal to cooperate with a congressional investigation might invoke which citation?
a. contempt
b. obfuscation
c. obstruction
d. perjury
Question -5-What does the term packing describe?
a. the allocation of House seats to the states after each 10-year census
b. the drawing of boundary lines of congressional districts following the census
c. a gerrymandering strategy which divides up and dilutes a strong minority to deny it the power to elect a representative
d. a gerrymandering strategy which puts a heavy concentration of one party's voters in a single district in order to waste their votes
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