Congress Test Review/Retake

What category of congressional powers is described in Article I, section 8?

• reserved powers

• expressed powers

• denied powers

• implied powers

The longer term served by members of the Senate tend to make them

• better able to respond to the people than are Representatives.

• less susceptible to pressures than members of the House.

• closer to the people than are Representatives.

• less prestigious than are members of the lower house.

The majority party Senator who presides in absence of the Vice President is called the

• President pro tempore

• Secretary of the Senate

• Majority Floor Leader

• senior Senator

The primary responsibility of Congress is to

• act as a check on the Supreme Court

• confirm presidential appointments

• make laws

• approve treaties

The process of creating new congressional districts after each census is called

• reapportionment

• gerrymandering

• bicameralism

• impoundment

A bicameral legislature is one that has

• laws forbidding private sessions

• two chambers or houses

• authority to overrule state governments

• a prime minister

Before a bill can be sent to the president, both chambers of Congress must vote to

• approve the same version of the bill.

• restore the original language of the bill.

• have a supermajority in favor of the bill.

• authorize the president to change the bill.

Which of the following events triggers reapportionment of the seats in the House of Representatives?

• a change in House leadership

• a census conducted every 10 years

• the election of representatives every 2 years

• the decision of the House to authorize redistricting

What determines the number of seats in the Senate?

• The Constitution specifies the exact number of seats.

• The number of seats depends upon the number of states.

• Congress fixed the number of seats in 1929.

• The number of seats depends on each state’s population.

How can Congress override a presidential veto?

• Congress must wait until after the next election to reconsider the bill.

• Congress must agree to amend the bill to meet the president’s objections.

• Congress must approve the bill again by a majority vote in both chambers.

• Congress must approve the bill by a two-thirds vote in both chambers.