18-19 Quiz 2.2 Congress Review #1

Which of the following is NOT an enumerated power of Congress?

• Declare War

• Coin Money

• Create a National Bank

• Regulate Foreign Commerce

All of the following are non-legislative powers of Congress except:

• impeachment
• confirmation of presidential appointees
• Congressional oversight
• Power to tax

Which of the following is NOT a FEDERAL rule regarding gerrymandering?

• Districts must be equal in population, "one man one vote"
• Racial gerrymandering is banned
• Districts must be contiguous

When a member of Congress gets a project passed that will bring jobs or other benefits to her district/state, it's called...

• Riding
• Pork-Barrel Spending
• Servicing
• Gerrymandering

The reallocation of seats in the House of Representatives (completed after each census) is known as...

• Redistricting

• Gerrymandering

• None of these

• Reapportionment

A person who lives in the district or state being represented in Congress is called a/an...

• Serviced Citizen

• Constituent

• Voter

• Rider

The division of a legislature into two separate assemblies is called...

• representative democracy.

• checks and balances.

• a two-party system.

• bicameralism.

Gerrymandering is...

• legislation passed in southern states to limit African American participation in elections.

• the drawing of legislative district boundary lines to give the dominant party an advantage.

• known to give the minority party an electoral advantage at the expense of the dominant party.

• a process that attempts to limit debate on a bill in the Senate.

The president of the Senate is...

• the leader of the majority party in the Senate.

• the senator with the most seniority, regardless of party.

• the fourth person in line to succeed the president.

• the vice president of the United States.

The House consists of _____ members.

• 100
• 270
• 435
• 50