Legislative Branch Test Review

Why did the Framers of the Constitution create a bicameral Congress?

• to settle a conflict during the Constitutional Convention

• to provide for three branches of Congress

• to provide for four branches of Congress

• to provide for representation by population in the Senate

What are the titles of the presiding officers of the House and the Senate?

• House: floor leader; Senate: majority whip

• House: Speaker of the House; Senate: majority leader

• House: President Pro Tempore; Senate: President of the Senate

• House: Speaker of the House; Senate: Vice President

In which house of Congress does each state have the same number of votes, no matter how large or small its population?

• the House of Representatives

• the Senate

• each state district

• each Senate committee

Which part of the Senate is up for election at any one time?

• one-fourth

• one-half

• one-third

• two-thirds

Seats in the House of Representatives are reapportioned every ten years. What government document is used to determine how many seats a state will receive?

• the U.S. Constitution

• Wesberry v. Sanders

• the census

• the Reapportionment Act of 1929

How is each state's representation in the Senate determined?

• Representation is based on the population of the state

• Representation is based on the physical size of the state

• Representation is based on how long it has been a state

• Representation is equal to that of every other state

Why is the Senate called a "continuous body"?

• All of its seats are never up for election at the same time

• The Senate never adjourns

• The Senate never takes recesses

• There is no limit on the number of terms a senator may serve

Sometimes, members of Congress vote to reflect what the majority of their constituents think about an issue. Which word describes this voting strategy?

• delegate

• trustee

• partisan

• politico

A President may call Congress into a special session

• when the two houses cannot agree on a date for adjournment

• to deal with an emergency situation

• in order to force a vote on a presidential proposal

• only once in a calendar year

A member of the House must be at least

• 25 years old and a citizen of the United States for at least seven years

• 25 years old and a citizen of the United States for at least nine years

• 30 years old and a citizen of the United States for at least seven years

• 30 years old and a citizen of the United States for at least nine years