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Political Science
Politics of the United States
government chapter 12
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Congress is a ________ legislature with ________ total members.
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bicameral; 535
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Congress is a ________ legislature with ________ total members.
bicameral; 535
Under the original Constitution, senators
were appointed by state legislatures
A member of Congress who votes for a bill with which he or she disagrees because a
majority of his or her constituents favor it is acting as a
delegate
A member of Congress who feels only loosely constrained by the policy preferences of his
or her constituents and empowered to make the decisions he or she thinks best is acting as a
trustee
The delegate model of representation requires that
representatives remain in constant touch with constituents and that constituents follow each policy issue very closely.
Which sort of representation is based on the principle that if two individuals are similar in
background, character, interests, and perspectives, then one could correctly represent the
other's views?
sociological
The House of Representatives and the Senate come closest to providing sociological
representation on which of the following characteristics?
religion
The first woman to serve in Congress was
Jeanette Rankin.
The first woman was elected to Congress in
1917
In each House district, there are approximately ________ people.
700,000
