Chapter 13 Electronic Test (True and False)

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1. "Senatorial courtesy" refers to the elaborate way senators customarily address each other on the Senate floor.

2. Congress at times plays a key role in the resolution of conflict in American society. 3. Congress historically has been predominantly urbanized in terms of its makeup. 4. According to a 1995 survey, 68 percent of the public said they had "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in Congress. 5. Senators generally enjoy less prestige than members of the House of Representatives. 6. The percentage of unsafe and marginal congressional districts is relatively low. 7. Senators have state-wide constituencies that are frequently dominated by urban areas with powerful labor and minority-group vote blocs. 8. About 30 percent of all bills and joint resolutions introduced into Congress become public law. 9. According to Nelson Polsby, television has strengthened the significance of the Senate's rules of behavior. 10. The number of House and Senate subcommittees Congress in 1994. 11. The Supreme Court has ruled that questions asked by a congressional investigating committee must be relevant to its legislative purpose. 12. Despite congressional reforms, as of 1996, the seniority system had been set aside only rarely in the House. 13. In 1983, the Supreme Court ruled that the legislative veto did not violate the constitutional requirement of separation of powers among the three branches of the government. (p. 582)
   

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