Congress/Legislative Branch

Congress/Legislative Branch

11th - 12th Grade

49 Qs

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Congress/Legislative Branch

Congress/Legislative Branch

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

11th - 12th Grade

Medium

Created by

R Harding

Used 41+ times

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49 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is the current Speaker of the House

Mike Johnson

Mitch McConnell

Paul Ryan

John Boehner

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  The committee system is more important in the House than in the Senate because

the seniority system plays no role in the House and therefore must play a larger role

     the Constitution mandates the type of committee structure in the House

    the House is so large that more work can be accomplished in committees than on the floor

  the majority party in the House prefers to give priority to the work of the committees

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Congressional standing committees are best described as

  specially appointed investigative body

joint committees of the two houses of Congress

committees created for each session

permanent subject-matter committees

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  Which of the following actions can Congress take if the Supreme Court finds a federal law unconstitutional?

      Appeal the Court’s decision to the District of Columbia’s Court of Appeals

  Try to amend the Constitution

      Formally request the President to veto the Court’s decision

     Remove certain members of the Court and replace them with new members

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

 The franking privilege refers to the

     Federal Reserve Board’s control over interest rates

     Practice of permitting senators to preview lists of judicial nominees

      Practice whereby legislators with the most seniority select the committees on which they want to serve

  Right of members of Congress to send mail to their constituents at the government’s expense

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

 Congressional district boundaries are usually redrawn every ten years by...

State Legislatures

    Bureau of the Census

President

Governer

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

 Which of the following is generally true of the gerrymandering of congressional districts?
      It results in more Democrats being elected to the House.
It results in more Republicans being elected to the House
It guarantees that all minority parties will be equally represented
It creates districts that favor one political party over another

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