Chapter 5 & 6 Quiz

This article in the Constitution outlines the Legislative Branch

• I

• II

• III

• IV

What consists of the bicameral (two-house) legislature in Congress?

• federal & state legislatures

• House of Representatives & the Senate

• The Legislative Branch & the Supreme Court

• The Executive Branch and cabinet members

Representation in the House of Representatives is reapportioned after each national:

• an election

• a census

• a presidential decree

• 2/3 of the house vote

How many Senators are there in the U.S. Senate?

• 50

• 100

• 200

• 150

How many members are there in the House of Representatives?

• 50

• 100

• 435

• 555

How is the number of House representatives for each state determined?

• geographic size

• population

• by the Constitution

• the president decides

What is gerrymandering?

• drawing district lines to give one political party an electoral advantage

• reassigned representation

• taking bills to their death

• puts limits on the time representatives can speak on the floor

What is an incumbent?

• Those people already in office

• Those newly elected to office

• Those who have been impeached

• The electors who start the veto process

Who is the leader of the Senate?

• President

• Vice President

• Committees of Congress

• President Pro Tempore

the leader of the Senate when the vice president is not present

• President

• Vice President

• President Pro Tempore

• Speaker of the House