AP Government Unit 2.1 Legislative Quiz

What are Congressional Committees responsible for?

• Conducting hearings, monitoring agencies, and drafting legislation within their specific areas of jurisdiction.

• Selling government property

• Running for political office

• Enforcing local ordinances

What is the first step in the legislative process?

• Voting on the bill in the full chamber

• Introduction of a bill

• Debating the bill in committee

• Signing the bill into law

What is the main advantage of a bicameral legislature?

• Reduction of political gridlock

• Increased efficiency in passing laws

• Checks and balances, representing different interests and perspectives

• Faster decision-making process

What is the power of Congress to declare war an example of?

• Constitutional power

• Judicial power

• Executive power

• Military power

Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?

• Speaker of the House

• Senate Majority Leader

• President of the United States

• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

What is the leader of the Senate called?

• Speaker of the House

• President of the Senate

• Chief Justice

• Majority Leader

Which committee is responsible for overseeing the federal budget?

• Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• House Committee on Ways and Means

• House Committee on the Budget and the Senate Committee on the Budget

• House Committee on Agriculture

What is the final step in the legislative process?

• Sending it to the President for approval

• Enactment into law

• Filing it away for future consideration

• Ignoring the bill completely

What is the main function of the Rules Committee in the House of Representatives?

• Overseeing foreign policy decisions

• Approving the federal budget

• Determining the terms and conditions for debate on a bill

• Writing new legislation

What is the main function of the Senate Judiciary Committee?

• To manage national parks and wildlife reserves

• To regulate the telecommunications industry

• To oversee the Department of Agriculture and food safety regulations

• To oversee the Department of Justice and consider presidential nominations to the federal judiciary.