1. Which of the following statements about the British Parliament is not true? a. Parliament selects the nations chief executive. b. Parliaments members are not particularly loyal to their parties. c. Parliaments members make laws. d. Parliaments members receive low pay and little staff support compared with U.S. congressmen. 2. Most members of Congress are: a. businessmen and lawyers. b. trade unionists and farmers. c. teachers and businessmen. d. professors and lawyers. 3. The Blue Dogs in the House of Representatives are a caucus of a. liberal Democrats. b. moderate to conservative Democrats. c. liberal Republicans. d. an inter-party group of environmentalists. 4. The purpose of staff agencies is to: a.monitor the performance of the staff working for Congress. b.hire the staff working for congressional committees to avoid improper political influences. c.represent the concerns of congressional staff in labor negotiations. d.provide Congress with specialized information. 5. The purpose of the Committee of the Whole is to: a.assemble all members of the House together at one time to discuss important bills. b.reduce the quorum of the House to 100 members to debate and amend bills. c.assign members of the House to standing committees. d.form a joint committee with members of both houses to propose constitutional amendments. 6. Gerrymandering is a process by which a. marginal districts elect the challenger candidate. b. the local political machine is defeated by the challenger. c. the winning candidate receives only 55 percent of the vote. d. a new district boundary is created to favor one party. 7. The Fourteenth Amendment overturned a. Dred Scott v. Sandford. b. Marbury v. Madison. c. McCulloch v. Maryland. d. Brown v. Board of Education. 8. A political question is a a. matter involving voters. b. matter the Constitution has left to a branch of government other than the judiciary. c. matter that an elected state judge has dealt with. d. the balance of powers between states and the federal government.