Ap Gov Ch. 4-5

Which amendment allowed for the direct election of senators?

• Seventeenth

• Nineteenth

• Fourteenth

• Thirteenth

How many Representatives reside in the House of Representatives?

• 100

• 50

• 435

• 155

How long do members of the Senate serve?

• 2 Years

• 5 Years

• 6 Years

• 4 Years

What is a caucus?

• Factions within the parties and demographics of Congress

• The amount of funding a presidential candidate has to spend on their campaign

• A congressperson who properly represents their constituents

• A committee which determines tax policy for the coming year.

Which of these is NOT a power of Congress?

• Power of the purse

• Regulating Commerce

• Raising armies/imposing draft

• Nominating the Secretary of Defense

What power does the Senate have that the House does not?

• Reject presidential appointments

• Participate in committees

• Impeach a president

• Select a president when no electoral majority is reached

Who is the President of the Senate?

• Vice President of the United States

• Majority leader in the Senate

• Minority leader in the Senate

• The Chief Justice

Which of these is a task of the Senate majority leader?

• Determines which bills are debated on the floor

• Breaks ties in a 50/50 senate vote

• Being the "right hand" man to the President

• Determining a law to be unconstitutional

Permanent committees focused on a particular policy area.

• Standing Committee

• Joint Committee

• Select Committee

• Conference Committee

Temporary committees to iron out differences in a bill passed by both houses.

• Standing Committee

• Joint Committee

• Select Committee

• Conference Committee