Civics Ch 5

Congress is bicameral because the (a)  

• Framers believed that 535 members w
• Framers intended to make it the mos
• Framers modeled it after the Englis
• Framers sought a compromise on the

A congressional override of a presidential veto is

(a)  

• 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.

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

(a)  

• checking the power of the president

• debating bills on the floor of Congress
• approving presidential appointments

• performing casework

After being introduced on the floor, a bill moves to (a)  

• the appropriate standing committee.
• floor debate.
• the president’s desk.
• a roll-call vote.

A filibuster can be ended by

• floor debate.

• a roll-call vote.

• three-fifths of the senators voting for cloture.

• a two-thirds vote of the members.

The leader of the House of Representatives is the (a)  

• majority leader.
• Speaker of the house
• vice president.
• whip.

If something happens to the president and the vice president, who is next in line for the office of president?

(a)  

• the majority leader

• the Senate’s presiding officer

• the Speaker of the House
• the whip

If the president takes no action on a bill for ten days while Congress is in session, the bill

• dies.

• goes back to Congress.

• becomes a joint resolution.

• becomes law.