Reference no: EM13667406

Political Science - Loomis textbook ( The Contemporary Congress)

Sinclair textbook.

In addition to this, Article in the Wallstreet Journal this week is titled "Rolling Internet, Government to '34" and Article is titled "Obama Aims to Change Tax System Many Call Worst of All Worlds".

Both of the articles will be found by entering the title in the search bar within the WSJ website

QUESTION 1

  "Instead of relying on ultralow tax rates to induce companies to bring their money home voluntarily, as some lawmakers have recently proposed, President Barack Obama wants to impose a ___ tax on those profits. "

A. 14%

B. 20%

C. 36%

D. 50%

QUESTION 2

  And multinationals often pay _____ in tax, while domestic-focused companies sometimes pay a lot.

A. Very little

B. Nothing

C. A lot

QUESTION 3

 Unless Congress intervenes soon (or the courts later), the Internet will be subject to government _________.

A. micromanagement

B. control

C. management

D. destruction

QUESTION 4

  Now an effort is underway to do to the _______ what has been done to banks, hospitals and phone companies (and oil companies, if not for fracking).

A. Pizza Industry

B. Internet

C. Cell phone industry

D. World

QUESTION 5

  Equally important in the 1960's , presidents like _________, and Lyndon Johnson could promise new programs for particular constituencies such as the poor and the elderly, that would largely distribute new benefits.

A. John F. Kennedy

B. Lyndon B. Johnson

C. Richard M. Nixon

D. Dwight D. Eisenhower

QUESTION 6

  On average, during this time period _________ adults has had a favorable image of the Congress at the time.

A. Two in Seven

B. Nine in Ten

C. One in Three

D. Zero in Ten

QUESTION 7

  As public policies and organized interests have grown in number and scope, lawmakers face increased lobbying pressures that can put constituency against _________.

A. lobbyists

B. constituency

C. fighter

D. government

QUESTION 8

   Floor procedures were complex and tailed to the specific _____ at issue.

A. Bill

B. Problem

C. Proposition

D. Legislation

QUESTION 9

  Rather than being sent to one committee in each chamber, many measures are considered by several committees, especially in the ______, while some measures bypass committee altogether.

A. Senate

B. House

 

QUESTION 10

  "Congress should represent the people and pass ______ that both reflect the will of the people and work."

A. Ideas

B. Legislation

C. Ammendments

D. Laws

QUESTION 11

  Who won the 2015 Superbowl?

A. The Lions

B. The Unicorns

C. The Patriots

D. The Sehawks

QUESTION 12

Which committee in the House of Representatives determines the procedure by which bills are debated and amended?

Rules

Judiciary

Ethics

Government Reform