Unit 2 Test Review

What does "represent" mean?

• to speak or act on behalf of someone else

• to look like someone else

• to pretend to be someone else

• to do the job of someone else for them

In the Senate, the filibuster rule requires that how many people agree to end debate and hold a vote on a bill?

• 60

• 41

• 100

• 50

How many senators can block a bill without holding a vote?

• 41

• 60

• 100

• 50

Which oversight power allows Congress to approve the President's appointments of judges and cabinet heads?

• Senate confirmation

• House confirmation

• Congressional investigations

• Impeachment

Which oversight power allows Congress to remove the President, Vice President, federal officers, and judges?

• Senate confirmation

• House confirmation

• Congressional investigations

• Impeachment

Which oversight power allows Congress to summon administration officials, agency heads, and members of the public for hearings?

• Senate confirmation

• House confirmation

• Congressional investigations

• Impeachment

What is the Necessary and Proper Clause sometimes called?

• elastic

• commerce

• rubber

• expressed

What type of powers does the Necessary and Proper Clause give Congress?

• implied

• expressed

• elastic

• commerce

What is the correct definition of "expressed powers?"

• Powers of the President.

• Powers of Congress that are not written down.

• Powers of Congress that are written down.

• Powers of the Judicial Branch.

Which of the following is an example of an expressed power of Congress?

• The power to draft people into the armed services

• Establish post offices and post roads

• The power to support public schools, welfare programs, public houses, etc.

• The power to limit the number of immigrants to the United States