AP Congress

A piece of legislation before it becomes a law is known as ______

• A Great Idea!
• Constituent Servitude
• A Proposal
• A Bill

Senate bills are subject to unlimited debate unless 3/5 of the Senate (60 Senators) votes for _________ to stop it

• Filibuster
• Ridership
• Veto
• Cloture

Which is not a major function of Congress?

• Enforcement
• Oversight
• Lawmaking
• Representation

Who typically wins a Congressional election?

• Incumbents
• Governors
• Former lawyers
• Political newcomers

When a version of a bill is passed in the House and different version is passed in the Senate, it goes to...

• The Majority Leader
• Servicing
• The President
• Conference Committee

When a member of Congress gets a project passed that will bring jobs or other benefits to her district/state, it's called...

• Riding
• Pork-Barrel Spending
• Servicing
• Gerrymandering

A tactic to block legislation that involves one or more Senators holding the floor indefinitely is called...

• Filibustering
• Riding
• Logrolling
• Hot-Airing

The reallocation of seats in the House of Representatives (completed after each census).

• Redistricting
• Gerrymandering
• None of these
• Reapportionment

A person who lives in the district or state being represented in Congress is called a/an

• Serviced Citizen
• Constituent
• Voter
• Rider

The highest-ranked member of the House of Representatives is the...

• Majority Leader
• Whip
• Nae-Nae
• Speaker