Unit 3 Vocab Review

What is a bicameral legislature?

• A two-house legislative system

• A single-house legislative system

• A system with no legislative body

• A system with three legislative houses

What is the House of Representatives?

• Upper chamber of Congress

• Lower chamber of Congress based on population

• A committee in Congress

• A legislative body in the Senate

What is the Senate?

• Lower chamber of Congress

• Upper chamber of Congress, two per state

• A committee in Congress

• A legislative body in the House

What does the 17th Amendment allow?

• Direct election of U.S. Senators by voters

• Indirect election of U.S. Senators

• Appointment of Senators by the President

• Election of Senators by state legislatures

What does apportioned mean?

• Distribution of representatives based on population

• Equal distribution of representatives

• Distribution of resources

• Allocation of funds

What is a constituency?

• Body of voters represented by an elected official

• A type of legislative body

• A committee in Congress

• A political party

What does reapportioned mean?

• Redistribution of congressional seats after census

• Equal distribution of congressional seats

• Allocation of funds to states

• Election of new representatives

What does the 16th Amendment allow?

• Federal income tax on individuals

• State income tax

• Tax on goods only

• No taxation

What is taxation?

• Government's financial charge on income or goods

• A type of legislation

• A political party's policy

• A committee in Congress

What is the power of the purse?

• Congress's authority to raise and spend money

• The President's power to veto

• The Senate's power to confirm appointments

• The House's power to impeach