Question: 1. Which state has the most state legislators?
a. California
b. New York
c. Texas
d. New Hampshire
Answer: d. New Hampshire
Question: Most bills introduced in state legislatures ______.
a. receive a vote on the floor of the House and Senate
b. die in committee
c. are signed into law by the governor
d. are filibustered
Answer: d. are filibustered
Question: Which of the following states has the largest proportion of women serving in its state legislature?
a. New Hampshire
b. Oregon
c. Washington
d. Massachusetts
Answer: a. New Hampshire
Question: Which of the following states has a part-time legislature?
a. Montana
b. California
c. Pennsylvania
d. Illinois
Answer: a. Montana
Question: ______ tend to have the largest effect on whether legislators introduce a bill.
a. Governors
b. Constituents
c. Lobbyists
d. Ethics
Answer: b. Constituents
Question: ______ is work done by legislators to help residents in their voting districts.
a. Lawmaking
b. Oversight
c. Representation
d. Constituent service
Answer: d. Constituent service
Question: Which of the following is the way legislatures help ensure that governors and the executive branch agencies are functioning properly?
a. lawmaking
b. oversight
c. coalition building
d. logrolling
Answer: b. oversight
Question:
Answer: b. curry favors for special interests, spend most of their day arguing, and get little accomplished
Question: It is more difficult for new legislators to ______ than for incumbents to.
a. do research
b. perform oversight duties
c. do constituent casework
d. represent their constituents
Answer: c. do constituent casework
Question: The process of drawing districts with the intent of pressing partisan advantage at the expense of other considerations is known as ______.
a. apportionment
b. redistricting
c. gerrymandering
d. malapportionment
Answer: c. gerrymandering