Congress

Which term means "having two houses"?

• Bicameral
• Bipartiasan
• Two-party
• Two-housal

Who casts votes if there is a tie in the Senate?

• Speaker of the House
• Vice President
• President of the United States
• Majority Leader

How long are the elected terms of members of the Senate?

• 2 years
• 4 years
• 6 years
• 8 years

How long do Senate candidates have to live in the US before they run?

• 5 years
• 7 years
• 9 years
• 14 years

A power given by the "necessary and proper" clause?

• Implied powers
• Inherent powers
• Concurrent powers
• Concurrent powers

Which term refers to the process of deciding how many members of the House each state gets?

• Redistricting
• Reapportionment
• Gerrymandering
• Census

What is the process of counting the residents of the United States, conducted every TEN years?

• Survey

• Census

• Roll call

• Reapportionment

What is the ILLEGAL process of changing district boundaries to discriminate against a group of people?

• Redistricting

• Reapportionment

• Gerrymandering

• Redrawing

Who is the President pro tempore of the Senate?

• the person who leads the Senate through lawmaking

• the person who leads the Senate in the event of the Vice President being unable to be there to lead

• the person who leads the Rules Committee

• the person who reports what the Senate does back to the President of the USA

Who presides over the House of Representatives? 

• Vice President
• President Pro Tempore
• The President
• Speaker of the House