Branches Of Government Exam

Congressional powers not listed in the Constitution, but stretched, are called?

• Expressed Powers
• Implied Powers
• Super Powers
• Executive Powers

Which term means congress is made up of two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives.

• Bicameral
• Two Branch System
• Tricameral
• Unicameral

House Representatives work for the people in a specific section of their state called a...

• Region
• State area
• cities
• districts

Congress was created by which document?

• Declaration of Independence
• Constitution, Article 1
• Constitution, Article 3
• Bill of Rights

Senators represent an entire state for how long of a term?

• 6
• 8
• 4
• 2

Which list of qualifications is required for the Senate?

• at least 30 years old, US citizen for 9 years, lives in state
• at least 35 years old, born a US citizen, lives in state
• at least 28 years old, US citizen for 5 years, lives in represented city
• at least 25 years old, US citizen for 7 years, lives within district and state

Which list of qualifications is required for the House of Representatives?

• at least 30 years old, US citizen for 9 years, lives in state
• at least 25 years old, US citizen for 7 years, lives within district and state
• at least 28 years old, US citizen for 5 years, lives in represented city
• at least 35 years old, born a US citizen, lives in state

Senator Ted Cruz read a Dr. Seuss book to the Senate. He was partaking in what practice?

• Filibustering
• Vetoing
• Voting
• Teaching

Which reason best explains why the House of Representatives has a "terms of debate" and does not allow a filibuster?

• Debate and the process of voting needs to be more controlled because of large number of people
• They want to avoid fighting
• Representatives are actually allowed to filibuster
• To avoid democrats and republicans talking

How many senators does each state have?

• 1
• 2
• Based on population
• 4