Federal Government: Chapter 8 Final Quiz

Constituents are

• groups of people not represented by congressman

• proposed laws

• the people a member of congress represents

• groups of people who work together for similar interest

A bill is

• groups of people not represented by congressman

• a proposed set of laws

• the people a member of congress represents

• groups of people who work together for similar interest

Lobbyist are

• people who represent interest groups

• a proposed set of laws

• the people a member of congress represents

• groups of people who work together for similar interest

A census is

• an official count of the population

• a proposed set of laws

• the people a member of congress represents

• groups of people who work together for similar interest

What part of the Constitution delegates certain power to congress?

• Preamble

• Bill of Rights

• Article 1 section 8

• Article 17 Section 5

What is a “budget”?

• A plan for raising and spending money

• a list of things you need to buy

• a plan for raising money

• a plan for spending money

What part of congress can impeach the president?

• Senate

• President

• House of Representative

• Supreme Court

What is a "writ of habeas corpus"?

• orders police to bring you into court

• orders police to keep you locked up

• orders a judge to keep you locked up

• an order to execute someone

Under what circumstance can congress take away your wirt of habeas corpus

• during an invasion

• flood

• holidays

• weekends

The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer of which body?

• The Senate

• The House of Representatives

• The Supreme Court

• The President