U. S. Government Chapter7- Congress at work

Name the 2 parts of Congress.

• President & Supreme Court
• House of Representatives & Senate
• Supreme Court & Senate
• House of Representatives & Supreme Court

Senators are elected to serve ___ year terms.

• 2
• 4
• 6
• life

IN WHICH HOUSE CAN BILLS BE INTRODUCED

• YOUR HOUSE
• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
• THE SENATE
• BOTH THE HOUSE OF REPS. OR THE SENATE

Where is the first place a bill goes to in the Senate?

• Vice president
• standing committee
• joint committee
• President Pro Tem

Formal agreement between 2 or more sovereign states. 

• TREATY
• EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT
• RECOGNITION
• PERSONA NON GRATA

If congress adjourns within 10 days of sending a bill to the white house and the chief executive doesn't act upon it, the measure dies. 

• SUPERSEDE
• REBUKE
• LINE-ITEM VETO
• POCKET VETO

a person who is paid by a lobby or interest group to represent that group’s interests

• interest groups
• lobby
• lobbyist
• public interest groups

a survey to measure public opinion

• public opinion
• mass media
• propaganda
• poll

groups that seeks to promote the interests of the general public

• interest groups
• lobby
• lobbyist
• public interest groups

What Office now helps Congress follow with the laws it creates?

• The White House Office
• The Office of Compliance
• The Congressional Legal Office
• The Office of Legislation