Legislative Branch

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

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

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

Most bills submitted to Congress die in committee and never receive the attention of Congress as a whole

• True

• False

Spokesperson and main strategist for the majority party in the Senate.

• Party whip

• floor leader

• majority leader

• Vice President

Encourages fellow party members to vote as the party leadership wants.

• Speaker of the House

• Whip

• Majority leader

• floor leader