Unit 3 & 4 Government review

Term of office is 6 years, with 1/3 of its members up for reelection every 2 years

• Senate (alone)
• House of Representatives (alone)
• Congress (both chambers)

Which article of the Constitution creates Congress?

• Article I
• Article II
• Article III
• Preamble

What is the process of counting the residents of the United States, conducted every TEN years?

• Survey

• Census

• Roll call

• Reapportionment

According to the Constitution. The President of the Senate is the

• President of the USA
• Vice-President of the USA
• Secretary of State
• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?

• to enforce laws

• to make judgments in court about whether or not laws are constitutional

• to make the laws

• to follow the laws

Which power is exercised exclusively by the House of Representatives?

• Approve treaties

• Initiate revenue bills

• Veto executive orders

• Confirm appointments

Which group has the power to advise and consent on some executive decisions?

• Senate

• Congress

• Supreme Court

• House of Representatives

The power of the court to rule acts of Congress and the President unconstitutional.

• Final Appeal
• Court Perogative
• Judicial Review
• Judicial Independence

How many justices make up the Supreme Court?

• 10
• 8
• 5
• 9

How many members are in each of the chambers of Congress?

• House of Representatives: 100, Senate: 435

• House of Representatives: 300, Senate: 100

• House of Representatives: 435, Senate: 100

• House of Representatives: 100, Senate: 300