Government - Congress

Which of the following is a list of the types of committees Congress has?

• Standing, Joint, Select, Conference

• Standing and Conference only

• Standing, Joint, Secret

• Joint, Special, Select

What created the Bicameral legislature?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Book of Mormon

• The 3/5 Compromise

• The Great Compromise

How many Senators does each state have?

• 1 per state

• Determined by population

• 2 per state

• Determined by vote

How many Representatives does each state get?

• 1 per state

• Determined by population

• 2 per state

• Determined by vote

Congress is forbidden to pass ex post facto laws, by the Constitution, as a limitation on its power. Which of the following is an example of this limitation?

• Congress cannot imprison a citizen without just cause.

• Congress cannot punish a citizen without due process.

• Congress cannot punish a citizen for an act committed prior to legislation.

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• Congress cannot favor a particular state

After a bill is written by a congressman, what is the next step in its process of becoming a law?

• The bill is sent to the floor for debate.

• The bill is sent to the President to sign

• The bill is sent to a committee for consideration

• The bill is sent to a constituent for an idea.

On February 12, Sen. Ted Cruz read the Dr. Seuss book Green Eggs and Ham in order to block a vote on funding Obamacare. Which of the following powers of Congress accurately reflect this action?

• Members of the House can prevent a vote on legislation by extending floor debate indefinitely.

• The Supreme Court can require the Senate to vote on a bill after a period of time has passed.

• Members of the Senate can prevent a vote on legislation by extending floor debate indefinitely.

• The President can force a vote by the Senate, by enacting the “cloture” rule.

How can Congress’s power to legislate an issues be limited?

• The President can refuse to enforce any new law he disagrees with.

• The President can filibuster a bill in order to prevent a vote on the new legislation.

• The Supreme Court can veto a bill to prevent it from becoming a law.

• The Supreme Court can rule the new law unconstitutional once it is passed.

Congress authorizing the detention of US citizens as enemy combatants in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, without a trial in civilian court, is an example of which of the following actions?

• Congress would be exercising its expressed power to punish criminals.

• Congress would be violating the ban on bills of attainder.

• Congress would be exercising its expressed power to regulate commerce.

• Congress would be violating the ban on ex post facto laws.

When a bill is in committee and the committee votes to by majority against the bill, what action has the committee taken?

• The bill has been killed

• The bill has been replaced

• The bill has been ignored

• The bill has been marked up