What does Congress use to determine each state’s number of representatives in the House?

• the Government Accountability Office

• the census

• the Electoral College

• gerrymandering

How can the executive branch check the powers of Congress?

• The president can veto a bill passed by Congress

• The president determines the congressional budget

• Executive agencies can review congressional spending

• Executive agencies can block Congress’s implied powers

What is the main purpose of congressional committees?

• to help members get reelected

• to convince members to support bills

• to research and draft a bill

• to help shape party platforms

What might happen if a state loses population in the most recent census?

• It must gerrymander its senate districts

• Its members of Congress are recalled

• It may lose a seat in the Senate

• It may lose seats in the House

What does the elastic clause of the Constitution do?

• It gives Congress powers not stated in the Constitution to meet changing needs

• It allows states to adjust congressional districts to benefit political parties

• It states all of the powers and responsibilities of each chamber of Congress

• It describes the process for proposing, debating, and passing a bill or resolution

What happens when representatives and senators pass two different versions of a bill?

• The leaders of each house decide which bill to send to the president

• A conference committee resolves differences in the bills

• The president decides which version will become law

• The bill goes back to the original committees for revision

select all that apply: Who can draft a bill and submit it for consideration in Congress?

• any member of the House

• any member of the Senate

• any lobbyist

• any person named by the president to do so

Which of the following are expressed powers of Congress?

• to draft citizens into the armed forces

• to collect taxes and borrow money

• to regulate interstate commerce

• to appoint judges to the Supreme Court

Which of the following are nonlegislative powers of Congress?

• impeachment

• override

• bill of attainder

• judicial review

What two tactics can senators use to block debate on a bill?

• using earmarks

• using a pocket veto

• voting against cloture

• staging a filibuster