6th Reading Quiz: Congress in American Constitutional Democracy

What power is granted to the legislative branch by the US Constitution?

• Judicial review

• Law enforcement

• Foreign diplomacy

• Lawmaking powers

In the United States, Congress is able to make laws but cannot decide who the President is...

• False, representatives in Congress vote to select the president

• True, the Supreme Court determine who becomes president

• True, the Electoral College determines who becomes president

• False, the leader of Congress becomes president.

The main governing structure (which is reponsible for establishing laws, enforcing laws, and interpreting them) in the United Kingdom is called

(a)  

Identify the three statements which are TRUE about the British parliamentary system

• law making and law enforcement are clearly separated

• When people vote for members of the House of Commons, they are voting to endorse a political party

• Elections occur regularly, every 2 years

• The political party which controls the House of Commons is able to control government fully

• The prime minister is also the leader of parliament

Which of the following is a limit to Congress' power?

• The ability to regulate commerce between the states

• Amendments can be proposed by Congress

• The Bill of Rights

• The ability to monitor and supervise agencies created by law

What power does Article IV (4) delegate to Congress?

• The ability to provide advice and consent to the appointment of supreme court justices

• The ability to negotiate with foreign governments

• The ability to create legislation (laws)

• The ability to create rules for the creation and adoption of new states and territories.

Which is an example of Congress using its ENFORCEMENT POWER under the 14th amendment along with its power to regulate commerce to protect civil rights?

• The Civil Rights Act of (1964)

• Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US (1964)

• Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail (1963)

• The 15th amendment

The House of Representatives gives states representatives based on...

• The population of the state (bigger population = more representatives)

• Nothing, all states get the same number of representatives

• The geographic size of the state (bigger state + more representatives)

• The voting-age population of the state (more voters = more representatives)

This phrase, adopted by the Supreme Court in Wesberry v. Sanders (1964), means that regardless of where in the country you live (urban, rural, or suburban), your vote should count just as much as everyone else.

(a)  

This is the word that describe the citizens represented by an elected public official

• Representatives

• Senators

• Voters

• Constituents