Unit 2 Legislative Branch Quiz

3. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

• 435

• 100

• 50

• 535

6. Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?

• Speaker of the House

• Majority Leader

• Minority Leader

• President Pro Tempore

7. Who is the President of the Senate?

• The Vice President of the United States

• The Speaker of the House

• The Chief Justice

• The Secretary of State

Each state has how many Senators?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The constitutionally mandated census is an important step in the crafting of political districts because it is used to —

• establish a process for the admission of new states to the union

• decide on the number of United States Senators to represent each state

• apportion the number of members in the U.S. House of Representatives

• gerrymander state boundary lines to reflect equal population distribution

______ is the only formal method for ending a filibuster, on a bill and requires the approval of ____ senators.

• A. Censure, sixty

• B. Cloture, fifty-one

• C. Abrogation, fifty-one

• D. Cloture, sixty

The concept of a gerrymander refers to

• legislation passed in southern states to limit ethnic participation in elections.

• the drawing of congressional district boundary lines for the purpose of obtaining a political party advantage

• an informal rule in the Senate which allows senators to discuss any topic when a bill is being considered that the senator is opposing.

• a partisan political procedure which requires the minority party to relinquish seats on exclusive committees at the request of the Speaker of the House.

The foremost power holder in the House of Representatives is the

• A. president of the House.

• B. Majority leader.

• C. president pro-tempore.

• D. Speaker of the House

An early case to come before the Supreme Court on the topic of redistricting; ruled that congressional districts must be close to the same population

• Shaw v. Reno

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Engle v. Vitale

• Baker v. Carr

The enumerated powers of Congress are

• powers expressly given to that body in the Constitution.

• powers that Congress has created by passing legislation.

• those powers that have been created by decisions of the Supreme Court.

• those powers that are vague and are usually disputed by strong presidents.