Government Ch5 - The Legislative Branch

Laws made by the will of the people come through which body of the U.S. government?

• House of Representatives

• Congress

• Senate

• Rules Committee

Which term refers to people who are represented by a particular member of Congress?

• constituents

• voters

• interest groups

• candidates

How many years is the term of a member of the House of Representatives?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 3

How many senators are there from each state?

• a pair from each state

• represented by the state population

• based on the electoral college

• none of the above

The Great Compromise combined elements of which two plans?

• New York and New Jersey

• Virginia and N. Carolina

• West Virginia and New Jersey

• New Jersey and Massachusetts

• None of these

Who serves as judge at a formal impeachment trial of a president or vice president?

• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

• Chief Justice of the House of Representatives

• Speaker of the House

• president of the Senate

• none of these

Who has the final authority to ratify any amendments Congress proposes?

• president

• states

• Supreme Court

• Senate majority leader

Which type of constitutional power allows Congress to declare war?

• implied

• denied

• inherent

• expressed

• none of these

Who has the constitutional power to regulate interstate commerce?

• individual states

• federal government

• individual businesses

• Supreme Court

• none of these

The states and Congress share power over which militia?

• National Army

• National Guard

• Marines

• US Air Force

• All of these