Unit 2 Test Part 2 Review

Those powers that are written in the Constitution for Congress are called_______________ powers.

• concurrent

• implied

• reserved

• expressed

Which types of powers come from the Necessary and Proper Clause?

• implied

• concurrent

• expressed

• reserved

A permanent committee in Congress is called a _____________ committee.

• select

• joint

• standing

• conference

In the Senate, there is no time limit for debate unless the Senate, with a 3/5th’s vote, votes for ______.

• yielding the floor

• cloture

• time

• filibuster

When a bill passes the House of Representatives in one form and the Senate in a different form, it must be sent to a joint committee to work out the differences. This committee is called a _______________.

• standing committee

• select committee

• conference committee

• steering committee

All appropriation bills must begin in the _______________.

• Treasury Department

• Conference committee

• Senate

• House of Representatives

The debate over representation was resolved by the Great Compromise, which was authored by Roger Sherman of Connecticut. What did the Great Compromise call for?

• bicameral legislature – one house with equal representation/one one with proportional representation

• unicameral legislature – a house based on proportional representation

• bicameral legislature – both houses with equal representation

• unicameral legislature – a full house

Each Representative only represents one district.

• True

• False

Each Senator represents half of their state

• True

• False

The required document that American travelers must obtain from the State Department when visiting foreign countries:

• VISA

• MasterCard

• Passport

• Passbook