Unit 5 pretest

The Constitution dictates that the presiding officer of the Senate is the

• Majority Whip

• Vice-President

• Majority Leader

• Speaker of the House

Each house can override a Presidential veto with ____ vote

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 1/4

A special power delegated only to the House of Representatives is

• The power of the purse

• Approving presidential appointments

• Proposing a constitutional amendments

• Ratifying treaties

The term length for a member of the U.S. House of Representative is ___ years?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 6

How many years is the term of a U.S. Senator?

• Two years

• Six years

• Four years

• Eight years

A power that only the senate has

• Introducing revenue bills

• Proposing constitutional amendments

• Approving presidential appointments

• Bringing impeachment charges

Extended debate in the senate to prevent voting on a bill is called

• Veto

• Cloture

• Filibuster

• Habeas corpus

The minimum age for election to the U.S. House of Representatives is __ years

• 18

• 21

• 25

• 30

If an official was impeached by the House, how many Senators would have to vote for conviction in order for the official to be found guilty?

• 51

• 75

• 67

• 100

If the Senate and House pass two different versions of the same bill, which kind of committee would the bill be sent to?

• Joint

• Standing

• Conference

• Special