Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Party-line voting is much more common today than it was in the 1970s.
2. Members are more likely to vote with their party leaders on final passage votes rather than procedural matters.
3. About half the members of each subcommittee tend to be actively involved in committee work such as hearings and markup sessions.
4. Presidents almost always prevail in persuading members of Congress to pass legislation important to them.
5. The Agriculture Committee is the most biased toward members with a constituency stake in the legislation being considered.
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True
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An advantage of voting by mail is
A.) increased voter turnout B.) reduced risk of vote fraud C.) a more accurate determination of electoral turnout D.) fewer negative campaign tactics
What do proponents of the partisan theory of committees believe?
A) The party leadership uses its ability to control membership on and jurisdiction of committees so that only loyal and reliable party members control the fate of important legislation. B) Members of Congress defer to their colleagues on policies they care little about in exchange for particular influence on issues that deeply matter to them. C) Committees primarily serve to increase the knowledge of the entire deliberative body. D) Committees have little influence on the members of the House compared to the majority and minority leadership. E) Committees have become less relevant as the political process has become more partisan.