Legislative Branch Test

What are the 3 requirements to get into the House of Representatives?

• 30 years old, citizen for 9 years, live in the state you represent
• 30 years old, citizen for 7 years, live in the state you represent
• 25 years old, citizen for 9 years, live in the state you represent
• 25 years old, citizen for 7 years, live in the state you represent

Creating the military, establishing rules of citizenship and regulating foreign trade are all examples of Congress' -

• Expressed Powers
• Concurrent Powers
• Implied Powers
• Reserved Powers

Which is an important characteristic of a joint committee

• The public is invited to participate
• It has both House and Senate members
• The President sits in on the meetings
• Governors sit in on the meetings

According to Article II of the United States Constitution, all federal impeachment proceedings must start in the ____________________ and the subsequent trial is to be conducted by the ____________________.

• Senate; House of Representatives

• House of Representatives; Senate

• Senate; Supreme Court

• House of Representatives; Supreme Court

The elastic clause of the United States Constitution gives Congress the power to...

• “make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces;…”

• “regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes;…”

• “lay and collect taxes, duties, imports and excises,…”

• “make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers,…"

The most powerful person in the House of Representatives is_______

• Majority Leader

• Speaker of the House.

• Vice President

• Majority Whip

After a bill is introduced in the House of Representatives, what is the next step in the legislative process?

• The bill is referred to a committee.

• The majority party votes to support or not to support the bill.

• The Speaker of the House decides to ignore the bill or take action.

• The bill is introduced in the Senate, because both houses must consider all bills.

“Congress shall have power . . . to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers. . . . ”

-Article I, section 8

• Establishment Clause

• Elastic Clause

• Advise and Consent Clause

• Free Exercise Clause

The power of the Rules Committee in the House of Representatives rests upon its authority to -

• choose the chairs of other standing committees and issue rules of the selection of subcommittee chairs

• initiate all spending legislation and hold budget hearings

• place a bill on the legislative calendar, limit the time for debate, and determine the type of amendments allowed

• choose the President if no candidate wins a majority in the Electoral College

Which of the following governmental bodies is most directly responsible to the people who elect them?

• the House of Representatives

• the Senate

• the President

• the Supreme Court