Legislature Test

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Utilize the image below as well as the following definition to determine which of the following terms is correct. Definition: A person that willfully tells an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation.

• Censure
• Expulsion
• Perjury
• Acquit

Analyze the illustration below to identify the correct term is expresses.

• Successor
• Impeachement
• Acquit
• Naturalization

Bicameralism means that a legislative body is one

• In which incumbents have a better chance of being re-elected, provided continuity in policymaking.
• In which each state has two senators, providing equal representation of the states
• With two houses (House and Senate), providing checks and balances on policymaking
• They must share power with a president, providing more efficient policymaking
• None of the above are False

A formal disapproval in Congress when a member of either the House of Representatives OR Senate does something that is considered unprofessional or unethical.

• Censure
• Eminent Domain
• Subpoena
• Oversight Function

Which of the following is true about the minimum age requirements for members of US Congress set forth in the Constitution?

• one must be at least 21 years of age to serve in the House of Representatives
• one must be at least 30 years of age to serve in the Senate
• one must be as least 35 years of age to serve in either the House or the Senate.
• there are no age requirements for members of Congress.
• the age requirements are the same for the House and the Senate.

To be sent to the President, a bill must be passed by

• The House
• The Senate
• Either the House or the Senate
• Both the House and the Senate

Articles of impeachment must be passed by

• Either the House or the Senate
• Both the House and the Senate
• The Senate
• The House
• The Supreme Court

Nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court or Federal Courts must be confirmed by

• The President
• Both the House and the Senate
• Either the House or the Senate
• The Senate
• The House

Utilize the illustration below to identify the correct term listed below.

• Committee Oversight Procedures
• Impeachment Proceeding
• Procedure for introducing a bill in Congress
• Procedure for a special session of Congress