Chapter 5.2, 5.3 & 5.4 Section Quiz

According to the formal qualifications listed in the Constitution, members of the House must be at least:

• 35 years old
• 30 years old
• 25 years old
• 20 years old

Every 10 years, the House must undergo _____________________, a process that uses the results of the census to redistribute House seats among the states.

• gerrymandering
• reapportionment
• apportionment
• appropriation

Drawing congressional district boundaries for political advantage is called:

• redistricting
• cheating
• reapportionment
• gerrymandering

The ___________________ is the most powerful member and presiding officer of the House.

• Speaker of the House
• president pro tempore
• majority leader
• minority whip

Proposed laws are called:

• amendments
• bills
• funds
• committees

To help manage the actions and strategy of their respective parties in the House, the majority and minority parties each elect a(n):

• party caucus
• whip
• floor leader
• committee chair

Each party in the House has a _________________________, who encourages fellow party members to vote as the party leadership wants.

• Speaker of the House
• committee chair
• floor leader
• whip

Whips, floor leaders, and the Speaker are elected in a(n) ________________________, a meeting of all the House members from a particular party.

• select committee
• standing committee
• party caucus
• joint committee

The House has 20 permanent committees called:

• standing committees
• subcommittees
• select committees
• joint committees

To address issues common to both houses of Congress, members from the House and the Senate sometimes form _____________________ committees.

• standing committees
• subcommittees
• select committees
• joint committees