Congress Quiz

What is the term for a legislative body, such as the U.S. Senate, that achieves stability by staggering the terms of its members to prevent more than a minority of seats from changing in a single election?

• Continuous body

• Special Session

• Bicameral

• Unicameral

Who has the power to call a special session, which is an emergency meeting of Congress?

• The Speaker of the House

• The President

• The President Pro Tempore

• The Vice President

What is the role of the President Pro Tempore in the Senate? (2 Correct Answers)

• To handle the day to day business of the Senate

• To preside over the Senate when the VP is absent

• To run both houses of Congress

• To fill in for the President when he is away from the White House

What is the term used to describe the length of time members of Congress hold office?

• Tenure

• Appointment

• Term

• Session

What is the term for manipulating the boundaries of a district to favor one political party?

• Impeach

• Redistribute

• Gerrymander

• Reapportion

What is the minimum number of members needed to be present to make a vote valid?

• Plurality

• Supermajority

• Quorum

• Majority

What is the term for a 2-house legislature?

• Bicameral

• Unicameral

• Joint Committee

• Standing Committee

What is the term for a committee made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral legislature?

• Joint Committee

• Standing Committee

• Select Committee

• Special Committee

What is the term for a permanent committee found in each chamber of Congress?

• Select Committee

• Conference Committee

• Standing Committee

• Joint Committee

What is the term for the power of Congress to bring charges against the president for any high crimes committed while in office?

• Impeachment

• Reapportion

• Gerrymander

• Cloture