The Senate Quiz

How many Senators represent each state in the Senate?

• 2

• 1

• 4

• 3

Who presides over the Senate and breaks a tie if needed?

• Minority Leader

• Vice President

• Majority Leader

• Speaker of the House

What is the role of the President pro tempore in the Senate?

• Steers the party's bills through

• Keeps his or her own party united

• Critiques the majority party's bills

• Presides over the Senate

What is the requirement for a supermajority in the Senate?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 4/5

• 3/4

What is the purpose of the Executive Calendar in the Senate?

• A motion placed on a bill in Senate

• Schedules treaties and nominations

• Lists all the bills the Senate will consider

• Allows each senator to speak only one hour on a bill under debate

What happens if the President vetoes a bill?

• The veto can be overridden by Congress with a 2/3 vote

• The bill is automatically passed into law

• The bill is sent to the Supreme Court for review

• The bill is sent back to the House of Representatives

What is a filibuster in the Senate?

• A method of defeating a bill by stalling the legislative process

• A motion placed on a bill in Senate

• A procedure that allows each senator to speak only one hour on a bill under debate

• A motion by all members to set aside formal rules and consider a bill from the calendar

How can a filibuster be ended in the Senate?

• By the Vice President's intervention

• By voting for a cloture resolution

• By unanimous consent from all senators

• By the President's veto

What is the purpose of a hold in the Senate?

• To consider a bill from the calendar

• To schedule treaties and nominations

• To resolve any differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill

• To slow down or stop the pending process

Who made the longest single-person filibuster in U.S. Senate history?

• Mitch McConnell

• Charles E. Schumer

• Patrick Leahy

• Strom Thurmond