Virtual Government Exam Review 2022

The main task of each house of Congress is to ____

• legislate the executive branch

• get reelected

• write procedures

• make laws

Which of these is not a qualification for election to the Senate?

• at least 30 years old

• legal resident of state of election

• married for 5 years

• a citizen for 9 years

Which of these is not a qualification for the House of Representatives?

• at least 25 years old

• a degree in law

• a citizen for 7 years

• legal resident of state of election

The president of the Senate is _____

• majority leader

• minority leader

• Vice President

• Speaker of the House

The United States Congress, which is made up of two houses, is a ___

• constitutional legislature

• a bicameral legislature

• extradition laws

• bi-session legislature

America's first plan of government was the ___. Opponents argued that it gave too much power to the states.

• Declaration of Independence

• Northwest Alliance

• Articles of Confederation

• Great Compromise

The right to bear arms is given in Amendment:

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures is given in Amendment:

• 4

• 6

• 9

• 3

This compromise about how states would be represented in Congress includes the Senate having equal representation and the House having proportional representation

• Articles of Confederation

• Federalism

• Northwest Ordinance

• The Great Compromise

The right to trial by jury is stated in Amendment:

• 7

• 3

• 8

• 2