American Government Chapter 8 Review

The redrawing of congressional district lines based on the census is known as:

• population shift

• reapportionment

• representation

• districting

Before the _____ Amendment, United States senators were elected by state legislatures.

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

• 17th

Who serves as president of the Senate?

• the majority leader

• the majority whip

• the vice president

• the Speaker of the House

Which position in the House of Representatives is the only one named in the Constitution?

• the clerk

• the majority leader

• the minority whip

• the Speaker

A _____ consists of all the members of a party within a house of Congress. Republicans call this a _____.

• caucus, conference

• conference, caucus

• conference, quorum

• quorum, caucus

The _____ controls the flow of legislation in the House of Representatives.

• majority leader

• majority whip

• Speaker

• president pro tempore

The _____ controls the flow of legislation in the Senate.

• majority whip

• majority leader

• Speaker

• president pro tempore

The first former First Lady elected to office was _____.

• Barbara Bush

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Jackie Kennedy

• Hillary Clinton

If the 116th Congress was elected in 2018, when will the 121st Congress be elected?

• 2023

• 2026

• 2028

• 2031

Each Congress lasts _____ year(s) and is numbered accordingly.

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 10