The Legislative Branch REVIEW

How many years is the term of a member of the House of Representatives?

• four
• three
• two
• one

The practice of drawing district boundaries to the political advantage of the party in power is known as

• reapportionment
• fixing the number of seats
• redistricting
• gerrymandering

Who is the most powerful member of the House of Representatives?

• majority leader
• Speaker of the House
• majority whip
• floor leader

Which term applies to the 20 permanent committees of the House?

• standing committees
• conference committees
• select committees
• joint committees

When a president signs a bill, it

• is vetoed
• goes back to the Senate
• becomes law
• goes back to the House

When a Senate seat becomes vacant, who normally has the right to appoint a replacement?

• governor of the state
• Senate majority leader
• president pro tempore
• president of the Senate

The implied power to create Social Security is based in which specific expressed power?

• raising and supporting armies
• making all law necessary and proper
• collecting taxes
• regulating commerce

Members of Congress represent the people living in a particular geographic area.

• True
• False

The Senate chooses the president if no candidate gets a majority of the electoral college vote.

• True
• False

Each state has at least three representatives in the House of Representatives.

• True
• False