Legislative Branch

Permanent panels who consider bills and issues and recommend measures for consideration by the House are known as what?

• Standing Committee

• Whip

The current Speaker of the House is:

• Mike Johnson

• Kevin McCarthy

The number of U.S. Senators is:

• 50

• 100

• 435

The number of members of the House of Representatives is:

• 50

• 100

• 275

• 435

This person assists the two floor leaders:

• 50

• 100

• Standing Committee

• Whip

How is representation in the House of Representatives determined?

• By the physical size of the state

• By the location of the state

• By the size of the state's population

• Every state has the same number of representatives.

Which of the following is true about the Senate and the House of Representatives?

• The age requirement for the Senate is older than that for the House

• The Senate has more members than the House

• Members of both houses must be natural born citizens

• Terms of office for the Senate and House are the same length.

What are the 4 joint committees?

• Borrowing, Bankruptcy, Commerce, Currency  

• Printing, taxation, library, economics

• Budget, taxation, printing, defense

Which of the following is not a power of Congress?

• To regulate trade with other nations

• To raise and support a navy

• To coin money

• To appoint judges and cabinet members.

Which phrase best completes the sentence? If a President is impeached, _____.

• The trial takes place in the Senate

• Members of the House of Representatives can remove the President from office

• The President always will go to jail

• The courts decide what should happen next