Gov Chapter 4 Mastery Test A

The leader of the House of Representatives is called the _______.

• vice president of the United States

• president pro tempore

• Speaker of the House

• floor leader

The original Senate had _______ senators to represent the 13 states.

• 13

• 26

• 50

• 100

A _______ is set up for a limited time to deal with an issue of national importance.

• joint committee

• subcommittee

• standing committee

• select committee

Congress has the power to _______.

• pass a bill over the veto of the Supreme Court

• decide whether a law obeys the Constitution

• pass a bill over the veto of the president

• decide the basic rights of U.S. citizens

The number of members of the House of Representatives is based on the _______ of each state.

• population

• location

• political party

• seniority

Each state elects _______ senators to the United States Congress. (Word Bank: 2, 6, 7, 25, 30, 100, 435)

• 2

• 6

• 7

• 25

There are _______ members of the House of Representatives. (Word Bank: 2, 6, 7, 25, 30, 100, 435)

• 435

• 100

• 30

• 25

A member of the House must be at least _______ years old. (Word Bank: 2, 6, 7, 25, 30, 100, 435)

• 25

• 30

• 100

• 435

The United States Senate has _______ members. (Word Bank: 2, 6, 7, 25, 30, 100, 435)

• 2

• 30

• 100

• 435

Each senator is elected to serve a term of _______ years.

• 6

• 2

• 4

• 8