Checkpoint 4.4 The Senate

What position is assigned to the vice president of the United States by the Constitution, allowing them to preside over debates and break tie votes?

• Senate majority leader

• President pro tempore

• President of the Senate

• Cloture

Who presides over the Senate in the absence of the president of the Senate?

• Senate majority leader

• President pro tempore

• Filibuster

• Cloture

What is the most powerful position in the Senate, elected by the majority’s party caucus?

• President of the Senate

• President pro tempore

• Senate majority leader

• Seniority rule

What is the term for when opponents of a measure take control of the Senate floor and refuse to stop talking to prevent a vote?

• Cloture

• Filibuster

• Seniority rule

• President of the Senate

What is the minimum age requirement to become a U.S. senator?

• 25 years old

• 30 years old

• 35 years old

• 40 years old

How long is the term for a U.S. senator?

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 6 years

• 8 years

What amendment established the popular election of senators?

• Fifteenth Amendment

• Seventeenth Amendment

• Nineteenth Amendment

• Twenty-first Amendment