GOV Unit 3: Legislative Branch

The ____________________ Compromise created a bicameral legislature, with the House of Representatives based on population, and the Senate based on equal representation (2 per state).

• Virginia
• New Jersey
• Connecticut
• Rhode Island

Which of the following is NOT an exclusive power of the House of Representatives?

• Originates all revenue/tax bills.
• Elect the President if no candidates reach 270 electoral votes.
• Impeach elected officials.
• Declare war.

Which of the following is NOT an exclusive power of the Senate?

• Elect the President if no candidates reach 270 electoral votes.
• Trial jury for impeachment hearings.
• Confirm Presidential appointments.
• Ratify treaties.

A representative voting on a bill based on his own personal opinion of what is best for his constituents is acting as _________________.

• a delegate.

• an incumbent.

• a conservative.

• a trustee.

Every ten years, ____________________, occurs in the House of Representatives, assigning each state its number of delegates based on the census report.

• reallocation
• reassignment
• redistricting
• reapportionment

A representative voting on a bill based on direct feedback from his constituents is acting as __________________.

• a delegate.

• a politico.

• an incumbent.

• a trustee.

Which of the following clauses gives Congress the ability to create laws that are "necessary and proper"?

• Origination Clause

• Elastic Clause

• Privileges and Immunities Clause

• Full Faith and Credit Clause

The _______________________ states that all revenue bills (taxes) must begin in the House of Representatives.

• Origination Clause
• Elastic Clause
• Privileges and Immunities Clause
• Full Faith and Credit Clause

Congress cannot issue a/an _________________, or act of declaring a person, or a group, guilty of some crime, and punishing them, often without a trial.

• Ex Post Facto Law

• Writ of Habeas Corpus

• Bill of Attainder

• Writ of Certiorari

Congress cannot issue a/an ____________________, which retroactively changes the legal consequences of actions that were committed before the enactment of the law.

• Ex Post Facto Law

• Writ of Habeas Corpus

• Bill of Attainder

• Writ of Certiorari