Unit 3 Vocab Quiz

The Great Compromise established a ______ ______ comprised of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

• Standing Committee

• Discharge Petition

• Select Committee

• Bicameral Legislature

This amendment places the election of senators in the hands of the American citizens making a more democratic government.

• 10th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

• 27th Amendment

• 17th Amendment

The 16th Amendment gives Congress the power to do what?

• Wage War

• Override Vetoes

• Declare Laws Unconstitutional

• Collect Income Taxes

The people are known as what when they are represented by Congress?

• Whips

• Constituency

• Riders

• Speaker of the House

The current leader of the House of Representatives is Nancy Pelosi. Her official job title is

• President of the Senate

• Standing Committee

• Speaker of the House

• Cloture

When the president does not act on a veto within 10 days of Congress adjourning its session and it dies, this is known as a

• Pocket Veto

• Cloture

• Reapportioned

• Whips

Permanent committee in both the House of Representatives and the Senate

• Standing Committee

• Select Committee

• Conference Committee

• Personal Committee

Both members of the House and Senate make up this type of committee; some are permanent some are select.

• Joint Committee

• Conference Committee

• Standing Committee

• Special Committee

A charge levied by the government on personal income, corporate income or property

• Rider

• Whips

• Cloture

• Taxation

The activities in which group pressures are brought to bear on the legislative process and legislators

• Lobbying

• Impeachment

• Acquit

• Cloture