Legislative Branch

The minimum age of a member of the House is

• 25
• 30
• 35
• 18

States are authorized to redraw congressional districts following each U.S. Census and often create districts favorable to the party in power in a process called 

• realignment
• gerrymandering
• reapportionment
• logrolling

Which committee in the House of Representatives is an instrument of the majority party to control debate on the floor?

• Rules Committee
• Conference Committee
• Steering Committee
• Ways and Means Committee

Who are the representatives in each party that form the communication network that bring each party together?

• Majority leaders
• Minority leaders
• Committee chairs
• Whips

The actions of members of Congress receive little attention from the general public because

• most people don't pay attention
• making laws is all that matters to most citizens
• most people do not appreciate the talent and skills of politicians
• all of the above

The current Speaker of the House is

• Mitch McConnell

• Mike Pence

• Joe Biden

• Paul Ryan

Senators are elected to serve ___ year terms.

• 2
• 4
• 6
• life

How old do you need to be to run for Senate?

• 25

• 30

• 35

• 40

Under the Constitution, Congress has the sole power to

• act as commander in chief.
• meet with foreign leaders.
• declare war.
• All of answers are true.

One qualification for House of Rep's is

• must be a minimum of 30 years old

• must be a US citizen for a minimum of 7 years

• must live in the district they represent

• must have previous experience in politics