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A person ordinarily becomes a candidate for
representative or senator by
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Running in a primary election.
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Members of a parliament can only make one
important decision which would consist of the following:
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Whether to support the government.
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A basic difference between a parliament such
as Great Britain’s and the U.S. Congress is that:
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Congress does not select a president
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A person becomes a member of the United States
Congress by winning a __________ and a ________________.
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Primary; general election
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Despite the ups and downs of party
leadership, the power of party loyalty has _____ in the House.
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Grown
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The general trend in power distribution and
decision making throughout the evolution of Congress has been toward:
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Decentralization—more power for individual
members
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Each state must have at least one
representative; how many more it has depends on its _____.
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Population
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Originally members of the U.S. Senate were
selected by:
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state legislatures.
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In terms of the composition of its
membership, the House since 1950 has become:
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Less male and less white.
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Today House membership has become less of a
career with a(n):
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Higher turnover of members
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By 1995, there were scores of new members who
were serving their first or second term. Which of the following factors
contributed to this?
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All of the above
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Possible reasons why incumbents win so
frequently include all of the following except:
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personal finances.
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Probably the major reason why the tendency of
voters to return incumbents to office has helped Democrats more than
Republicans is that:
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the advantages of incumbency began to
take effect at a time when Democrats controlled Congress.
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A candidate running for Congress today is most
likely to attempt to instill among voters a high opinion of the:
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Candidate
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True
leadership in the senate resides with the:
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majority leader.
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