Government Chapter 12 Test

Who controls the legislative process, including the selection of Congressional Leaders?

• Minority Party
• American Citizens
• Majority Party
• Supreme Court

The caucuses meet regularly in private closed sessions, what are the 4 items they discuss and deal with? (SELECT 4 TOTAL)

• set legislative agendas
• select committee members and chairs
• hold elections to choose various floor leaders
• oversee the Four Hill Committees
• monitoring activities of party members

What are the largest caucuses in Washington D.C.?

• Democrats
• Republicans
• Independents
• party caucuses

Who is the presiding officer of the House chamber?

• Majority Whip
• Minority Whip
• Speaker of the House
• President Pro Tempore

The Speaker is second in presidential succession, after the Vice President. What document makes this legally binding?

• 25th Amendment
• 24th Amendment
• 23rd Amendment
• 21st Amendment

What is the House Majority Leader known as?

• Lobby Leader
• Floor Leader
• Committee Spokesmen
• Whip

Who is the floor leader of the opposition party?

• Whip
• Lobby Leader
• House Minority Leader
• President Pro Tempore

Whose job is it to ensure all party members are present when important measures are to be voted upon?

• Majority House Leader
• Minority House Leader
• Vice President
• Whips

Article 1, Section 3, Clause 4 of the Constitution formally makes who the presiding officer of the Senate?

• Speaker of the House
• Majority Whip
• Vice President
• President Pro Tempore

By tradition the senior member of the majority party in the Senate holds what post that is an honorific post with few duties?

• Floor Leader
• Majority Whip
• President Pro Tempore
• Vice President