Incumbency Advantage

January 10, 2025 USGOPO 0

FRQ #2, Quantitative Analysis.   The bar graph above shows reelection rates for members of the House and Senate. Based on the bar graph and […]

Structure, Power, Function of Congress

January 9, 2025 USGOPO 0

Multiple-Choice Questions. To assess your knowledge and skills in government and politics answer these sample multiple-choice questions. Here are some straight-forward questions that somewhat resemble […]

Gerrymandering

January 8, 2025 USGOPO 0

The Art of Drawing Districts. Gerrymandering is one of the most hotly debated topics in American politics. North Carolina, Maryland, Ohio, and Wisconsin in recent […]

Speaker of the House

January 3, 2025 USGOPO 0

The Second Hardest Job in Washington D.C. When the founders framed the newly created Congress in Article I of the Constitution, they divided the national […]

Senator John McCain

January 2, 2025 USGOPO 0

Vietnam Vet, Senator, Statesman. John McCain (R-AZ) was first elected to Congress in 1982 and nominated as the Republican presidential candidate in 2008.  In August […]