The most visible part of the legislative process is voting; however, much goes on in the background including: A. presidential actions. B. debates. C. Supreme Court investigations. D. bill sponsorship. 2. Voters can affect how a representative will vote on a bill, but so can the: A. vice president. B. representative's political party. C. Supreme Court. D. interest groups. 3. As a primary role for a member of Congress, the delegate role is to: A. represent U. S. interests overseas. B. vote on legislation. C. carry out the needs of the constituents. D. determine the constitutionality of a bill. 4. The role of trustee means that the member of Congress must make: A. legislation for their state only. B. decisions based on knowledge and judgment. C. laws that are always constitutional. D. constituents happy the majority of the time. 5. The politico role requires Members of Congress to: A. reconsider legislation that is not constitutional. B. focus on the desires of constituents. C. reconcile the needs of constituents and the needs of the party. D. make good decisions based on knowledge.

Chapter 1 what is the sociological perspective? why did durkheim say that some people are more likely to commit suicide? what does it mean that sociology us to see that “things are not as they seem"? what is the "sociological imagination"? how did industrialization and urbanization lead to the development of sociology? who is the "father" of sociology (and coined the term sociology)? what was the major goal of sociology’s pioneers like comte and durkheim? what did herbert spencer say? what did karl marx think caused social change? when did sociology become established as an academic discipline in the u.s.? what did w.e.b. dubois say was the major problem of the 20th century? what is the functionalist view of society? what is the main focus of the conflict perspective? why are gender and race important to the conflict perspective? what is the symbolic interactionist perspective? chapter 2 why is culture vital to human survival, and how is that different from animal instinct? what is the sapir-whorf hypothesis? what is a norm? what are mores and folkways? how does the u.s. compare to other nations in terms of how multicultural or culturally diverse it is? what is a subculture? what is a counterculture? what is cultural lag? can you give an example? what is the ethnocentrism vs. cultural relativism debate about?