What legislative actions require a supermajority threshold?
What will be an ideal response?
A supermajority vote is any threshold above a simple majority. Two thirds is the most popular threshold in legislative proceedings. Raising taxes or fees requires a two-thirds supermajority; a veto override also requires two-thirds assent of both chambers. (Bills that require money or take effect immediately also require a two-thirds vote, but the book does not discuss this.)
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How does Congress exercise control over the federal bureaucracy?
What will be an ideal response?
The Constitution establishes this rule: "The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative." According to this rule, the House of Representatives could have, on average, which of the following (we assume for this question that each state has at least 100,000 inhabitants):
A. fewer than 30.000 inhabitants per seat. B. two seats for every 30,000 inhabitants. C. one seat for every 20,000 inhabitants. D. one seat for every 100,000 inhabitants.
Which of the following is one of the major arguments against term limits for state legislators?
a. It takes time for lawmakers to understand complex policy issues. b. Increased time in office leads to corruption. c. Newer legislators bring in fresh ideas for policy changes. d. It is far more expensive to bring in new lawmakers than it is to keep the existing ones.
Behavior coding involves which of the following?
A. coding the number of times that difficulties occur with survey questions B. assigning codes to different forms of behavior in experiments C. assigning neutral codes to socially unacceptable behaviors D. coding artifacts, such as newspaper articles, according to behavioral characteristics