United States Congress, Exam Review

Which house of Congress has the power to impeach a high ranking official?

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

• The President

• The Supreme court

Which house of Congress has the authority to conduct an impeached official's trial?

• The Supreme Court

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

• The President

What are the qualifications that must be met to hold a seat in the House and Senate?

• House:

  25 years old

  7 years citizenship

  Resident of the state you plan to represent at the time of election.

• House:

  35 years old

  15 years citizenship

  Resident of at least two different states at the time of election.

• Senate:

  50 years old

  12 years citizenship

  Resident in the state of the president's birthplace at the time of election.

• Senate:

  45 years old

  18 years citizenship

  Resident in the country you plan to represent.

• Senate:

  30 years old

  9 years citizenship

  Resident in the state you plan to represent at the time of election.

What is the date of the beginning of each Congressional session?

• January 3, 12:00 PM (Even-numbered year)

• January 3, 12:00 PM (Odd-numbered year)

• January 3, 5:00 PM (Odd-numbered year)

• January 5, 3:00 PM (Odd-numbered year)

What do we call the presiding officer of the House of Representatives?

• Press-Speaker for the President

• Speaker of the White House

• Speaker of the President Pro Tempore.

• Speaker of the House

Who is in charge of the Senate on a day-to-day basis when the Vice President is not present?

• President Pro Tempore

• President of the United States

• Vice-President of the United States

• Speaker of the House

When can the Vice President vote in matters concerning the Senate?

• When there is a pocket veto in the Senate.

• When there is an pocket vote in the Senate.

• When there is a tie vote in the Senate.

• When the U.S. President is not currently in the White House.

Which state currently has the largest number of congressional representatives and why?

• Pennsylvania; the state's number of representatives is apportioned by its population (PA: 13.0M)

• New Braska: the state's number of representatives is apportioned by its population (NB: 33.3M)

• New York; the state's number of representatives is apportioned by its population (NY: 20.2M)

• California; the state's number of representatives is apportioned by its population (CA: 39.5M residents)

If a Bill received sponsorship in "Step #1" of the Legislative Processs and was introduced in the United States Senate first, what number step would the appropiate committee of the House of Representatives be assigned to and review the bill.

• Step #6:

  Bill is assigned to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of the House.

• Step #8:

  Conference committee action taken on a reconcilation/compromise bill

• Step #3:

  Bill is assigned to the appropriate committee by Senate leadership.

• Step #2:

  Introduction of the bill, read aloud in the Senate chamber.

When a bill receives sponsorship in its first step in the legislative process, it is labeled with a specific code. Given an example and explain what the code indicates for the bill.

• H.R. 42

  H.R. = Human Resources

  42 = The bill was sponsored by the House member of the 42nd state.

• H.R. 57

  H.R. = House of Representatives

  57 = 57th bill introduced into the current session of Congress.

• H.R. 242

  H.R. = Human Rights

  242 = The day of the year the bill was introduced. (242nd day of the year = August 30)

• H.R. 92

  H.R. = House Rule

  92 = The age of the House member who sponsored the bill.