US Government Quiz #2

The Framers of the Constitution designed a National Government that put _____'s power within a broader system of checks and balances.

• the state

• congressional

• legislature

Congress is the ______ branch of the National Government that makes laws

• legislative

• congressional

• executive

What is a bill?

• what is used to collect taxes

• a proposed law

• a payment that Congress makes

Where does a bill have to go through?

• floor consideration

• wall consideration

• roof consideration

How do members of Congress verify that the executive branch is working and in line with the policies Congress set?

• Executive Fund

• Constitution Investigation

• Oversight Function

What is a partisan?

• ex-soldiers of war that served to protect the freedom of the US

• lawmakers who owe their allegiance to their political party

• a politician that is part of a banned political system

How many members do the House of Representatives have?

• 240

• 510

• 435

How many representatives do each state send to the House?

• two

• three

• one

Seats in the House have reapportioned every ____ years.

• 10

• 4

• 5

When does the State draw the boundaries of its electoral disctricts?

• whenever the State feels like it

• once Congress decides how many House seats each state has

• when one state gets way too many seats than it is supposed to get