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4.1-4.2 Review (Legislative Branch Intro)

Authored by Lane Mabie

Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

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4.1-4.2 Review (Legislative Branch Intro)
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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

partisans

lawmakers who vote based on their conscience and judgment, not the views of their constituents

trustees

lawmakers who attempt to balance the basic elements of the trustee, delegate, and partisan roles

politicos

a voting member of a community or organization having the power to elect people to represent them

delegates

lawmakers who vote based on what "the folks back home" (constituents) want

constituent

lawmakers who vote based on their conscience and judgment, not the views of their constituents

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

oversight function

review by legislative committees of the policies and programs of the executive branch

bill

benefit allowing members of Congress to mail letters and other materials postage-free

franking privilege

to adjourn (president)

floor consideration

the process by which proposed laws are considered and acted upon by the full membership of the House or Senate

prorogue

a proposed law presented to a legislative body for consideration

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

term

to begin a new session of Congress

recess

a time when both houses of Congress temporarily suspend business

convene

suspend/end, as in a session of Congress

session

two-year period of time during which Congress meets

adjourn

period of time each year during which Congress assembles and conducts business

4.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

at-large

  • electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each elected office

single-member district

distributed, as in seats in a legislative body

apportion

the people and interests that an elected official represents

constituencies

election of an officeholder by the voters of an entire governmental unit (state or country) rather than by the voters of a district or subdivision

reapportion

redistribute, as in seats in a legislative body

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

special session

an extraordinary session of a legislative body, called to deal with an emergency situation

continuous body

the current officeholder

off-year elections

  • governing unit (United States Senate) whose seats are never all up for election at the same time

incumbent

congressional election that occurs between presidential election years

gerrymandering

the drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a political party or group

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A majority of the members of Congress are white women

True

False

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A majority of the members of Congress possess considerable political experience, with typical representatives serving multiple terms

True

False

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