Powers and Structures of Congress

Multiple Choice

The House of Representatives has 535 members.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Each state sends two people to the Senate.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The minimum age to be a Senator is 30 years old.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

What is the name of a two house legislature in which our own congress is comprised?

• Trilateral
• Bicameral
• Unicameral
• Cameral

Multiple Choice

This house of Congress would base the number of representatives it has on the number of people that state had in its population.

• Supreme Court
• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Executive

Multiple Choice

Which one of these “fast facts” do not belong about the U.S. House of Representatives

• Contains 100 members
• Has 435 members
• members serve 2 year terms
• Representation in based on that states population.

Multiple Choice

Popular Sovereignty means:

• the State governments rule this country

• the Federal government rules this country

• the President rules this country

• the People rule this country

Multiple Choice

Enumerated - the ROOT of this word, "numer" means

• numbered

• implied

• elastic

• forbidden

Multiple Choice

In government, a concurrent power is something that is done by:

• BOTH State and Fed gov't

• ONLY Fed gov't

• ONLY State gov't

• NEITHER State or Fed gov't

Multiple Choice

Declaring WAR is a...

• Reserved power

• Concurrent power

• Enumerated power

• Individual power

Multiple Choice

Collecting taxes is a...

• Reserved power

• Concurrent power

• Enumerated power

• Individual power

Multiple Choice

Managing a system of education is a...

• Reserved power

• Concurrent power

• Enumerated power

• Individual power

Multiple Choice

Making laws about marriage (and divorce) is a...

• Reserved power

• Concurrent power

• Enumerated power

• Individual power

Multiple Choice

Three branches of power reflects the principle of...

• Federalism

• Separation of Power

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks and Balances

Multiple Choice

Congress's power to coin money is

• elastic power
• enumerated power
• implied power
• nonlegislative power

Multiple Choice

To serve in the House of Representatives you must be at least

• 35 years-old
• 25 years-old
• 20 years-old
• 30 years-old

Multiple Choice

Expressed Powers or Enumerated Powers are 

• Specifically listed in the Constitution
• Powers not listed but implied in the Constitution
• Duties Congress holds besides lawmaking duties
• Powers listed outside of the Constitution

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an implied power not an expressed power of Congress?

• Declare War
• Coin and Print Money
• Draft people into the Military
• Establish the Post Office

Multiple Choice

Senators serve

• two-year terms
• four-year terms
• six-year terms
• three-year terms

Multiple Choice

How does the President interact with the judicial branch of government?

• By bringing judges and lawyers into his cabinet

• By serving on the Supreme Court

• By declaring how the Constitution should be interpreted

• By appointing federal judges

Multiple Choice

True/False:  The Legislative Branch can "check" the Executive Branch by overriding the President's veto with a 2/3 majority.

• True
• False