Congress/Legislative Branch

Who is the current Speaker of the House

• Mike Johnson

• Mitch McConnell

• Paul Ryan

• John Boehner

  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

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

  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

 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

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

• State Legislatures

•     Bureau of the Census

• President

• Governer

 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

 What was the result of the Connecticut (Great) Compromise?

•      States were represented in the upper house (Senate), and individuals were represented in the lower house (Representatives)

•    All members of Congress were selected by direct election

•  individuals were given proportional representation in both the House and the Senate

• individuals were represented in the upper house, and states were represented in the lower house

  Which group most frequently benefits from political action committee (PAC) donations?

•  Charitable Organizations
• Federal Judges
• Political Interest Groups
• Incumbents Running for Re Election

A tactic to block legislation that involves one or more Senators holding the floor indefinitely is called...

• Filibustering
• Riding
• Logrolling
• Hot-Airing