Chapter 5.3-4

The most powerful member of the House of Representatives is

• Speaker of the House

• Majority leader

• majority whip

• President of the House

The Senate, because it is smaller, has more rules than the House of Representatives

• True

• False

Private groups hire ____ to influence government decision makers.

• Clotures

• Filibusters

• Lawyers

• Lobbyist

If the president ignores a bill for 10 days and Congress is not in session, it is a

• slate bill

• filibuster

• pocket veto

• line item veto

If the President vetoes a bill, it can never becomes a law

• True

• False

To become a senator you must be a citizen of the U.S. at birth

• True

• False

What is the type of vote that holds congressmen most accountable?

• Voice vote

• Rol-call vote

• standing vote

• recorded vote

_____try to influence government decisions

• Public bills

• Private bills

• Special interest groups

• Constituents

People from a representative's district are called

• lobbyist

• representees

• constituents

• cloture

A ____ is an oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group.

• cloture

• filibuster

• constituents

• gerrymander