Congress and the Legislative Branch

Congress is made up of both the House of Representatives and Senate.

• True
• False

How many members does North Dakota have in the Senate?

• 1
• 2
• 5
• 12

How many members are in Congress?

• 100
• 270
• 435
• 535

Congress meets in 

• The White House
• US Capitol Building 
• the gym
• Philadelphia Hall

The minimum age of a member of the House is

• 25
• 30
• 35
• 18

The franking privilege

• Contributes to the re-election of the incumbent
• Allows the Speaker of the House unlimited power
• allows the president to veto bills
• was abolished in 2004 by the Supreme Court

The current Speaker of the House is

• Mitch McConnell
• Kevin McCarthy
• Joe Biden
• Paul Ryan

A _____ is a temporary committee established to deal with issues that either overlap or fall outside the areas of expertise of standing committees.

• standing
• conference
• joint
• select

A vote on a bill in the Senate results in a tie. What would likely be the official outcome of the vote on the bill?

• The bill would be killed
• The Senate would reconvene until another vote could be obtained
• The Vice-President
• The parties would reach a compromise in the conference committee

Until 1913, U.S. senators were selected by

• The people
• The House of Representatives
• State legislatures
• the Electoral College