US Government Terms Quiz

What is the definition of a term according to the learning material?

• The date when a new amendment is passed

• The length of time that officials serve after an election

• The process of electing new officials

• The location where officials work after being elected

Which amendment set the date for the start of each new term?

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 20th Amendment

• 21st Amendment

When does the 20th Amendment state that each new term begins?

• Noon of the 1st day of January

• Noon of the 3rd day of January

• Noon of the 1st day of February

• Noon of the 3rd day of February

What is a session of Congress?

• A) A special meeting called by the President

• B) The regular period of time during which Congress conducts business

• C) A break taken by Congress between meetings

• D) A power held by the President to veto legislation

What does it mean when Congress adjourns?

• A) Congress begins a new session

• B) Congress conducts a special session

• C) Congress suspends until the next session

• D) The President calls Congress into a special session

Who has the power to prorogue a session of Congress?

• A) The Vice President

• B) The Speaker of the House

• C) The President

• D) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Under what condition can the President prorogue a session of Congress?

• A) Whenever the President wishes to do so

• B) When Congress requests a prorogation

• C) Only when the two houses cannot agree on a date for adjournment

• D) After a national election

What is a special session of Congress?

• A) A regular meeting scheduled annually

• B) A session called by the President to discuss new legislation

• C) A meeting to deal with some emergency situation

• D) A session where Congress adjourns for more than a month

What is the current number of members in the House of Representatives?

• 100

• 435

• 535

• 350

Who determines the size of the House of Representatives?

• The President

• The Supreme Court

• Congress

• The Senate