Civics Ch. 5

What is a bicameral legislature?

• lawmaking body ruled by one house

• Ruled with a King and a Queen

• lawmaking body with two houses

• ruled by a pure democracy

The practice of drawing district lines that favor a particular party.

• apportioned

• gerrymandering

• cause and effect

• bicameral

How many senators do each state have?

• 2

• 1

• 435

• 534

How many representatives are their in the House of Representatives?

• 379

• 100

• 50

• 435

A formal disapproval of a congressmen's actions.

• censure

• impeachment

• expulsion

• immunity

How old do you have to be, to be a Senator?

• 25

• 30

• 42

• 61

A House of Representative member serves for how many years?

• 10

• 6

• 4

• 2

The highest ranking member in the House of Representatives is called the?

• Minority Whip

• Speaker of the House

• House Chair

• Vice President

The most important role the vice president plays is?

• Leader of the Executive Branch

• breaks the tie on a House vote

• breaks the tie on a Senate vote

• Leader of the Supreme Court

Congress gets most of their business done using...

• voting procedures

• talking with voters

• caucuses

• committees