Legislative Branch | Test Practice

Senators can speak for an unlimited number of hours as a strategy to persuade a sponsor to withdraw his or her bill.

• True

• False

Congress is bicameral because the

• Framers believed that 535 members would be too many.

• Framers intended to make it the most powerful branch of the government.

• Framers modeled it after the English Parliament.

• Framers sought a compromise on the issue of state representation in Congress.

An example of a member of Congress performing casework is

• helping a constituent pass a village noise pollution ordinance.

• helping a constituent with a Medicare claim.

• helping bring pork-barrel projects to his or her home state.

• helping to pass public works bills.

In which order are the following actions taken on congressional bills?

• committee action → floor action → conference action

• conference action → floor action → committee action

• floor action → committee action → conference action

• floor action → conference action → committee action

In the Senate, a proposed bill can be amended to include completely irrelevant provisions.

• True

• False

A congressional override of a presidential veto is

• easily accomplished.

• Impossible.

• likely.

• rare.

Congress is considered a bicameral body because

• it has 535 members.

• it has two parts.

• the Great Compromise established equal representation in the House.

• the legislative branch is more powerful than the executive branch.

The seniority system is

• based on the age of each senator.

• not related to committee chairpersons.

• universally accepted by both political parties.

• used by party leaders to make committee assignments.

Members of Congress are never asked to deal with specific cases of individual citizens.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a part of the lawmaking process?

• checking the power of the president

• debating bills on the floor of Congress

• approving presidential appointments

• performing casework