AG Unit 5 FA Dummy 1, 2025-26

A proposal to change congressional voting power so that larger states have more influence in both chambers would directly conflict with the current design of which chamber?

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

• The Supreme Court

• The Executive Office

A civics teacher asks which congressional chamber reflects the idea of equal state power in national lawmaking. Which chamber best demonstrates this principle?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Federal Reserve

• Cabinet

A new amendment suggests giving states more senators based on their populations. Which institution would this amendment change?

• The Supreme Court

• The Senate

• The Department of State

• The House of Representatives

In a classroom simulation, students represent states. Each student gets two votes, no matter how large or small their assigned state is. Which real-world institution is this simulating?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Presidential Cabinet

• Federal Judiciary

If California and Wyoming both have two members in a legislative chamber despite their population difference, which chamber is being described?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Electoral College

• District Courts

A student argues that the Senate gives an unfair advantage to smaller states because they get the same number of representatives as larger states. What feature of the Senate is being referenced?

• Proportional representation

• Equal representation by state

• Judicial appointments

• Executive oversight

Which of the following grants Congress the authority to regulate trade between states and with other nations?

• Supremacy Clause

• Necessary and Proper Clause

• Commerce Clause

• Full Faith and Credit Clause

The Commerce Clause is best defined as:

• The power to declare war with the Federal Reserve.

• The authority to regulate trade across state lines

• The ability to raise taxes

• The right to interpret constitutional law within the framework of strict constructionism.

Which clause of the Constitution gives Congress control over interstate and foreign trade?

• Commerce Clause

• Equal Protection Clause

• Due Process Clause

• Establishment Clause

Congress's expressed power to manage both interstate and foreign trade is found in the:

• Elastic Clause

• Commerce Clause

• Free Exercise Clause

• Emoluments Clause