3 Branches Review

1. USG.2.ER-The following is a political cartoon based on the practice of

• A. incumbency effect
• B. filibuster
• C. gerrymandering

2. USG.2.ER-The head of the House of Representatives is

• A. Majority whip
• B. Senior member of the Cabinet
• C. Speaker of the House

3. USG.2.ER-The presiding officer that breaks a tie or is President of the US Senate is

• A. the Vice President of the USA
• B. Speaker of the House
• C. Minority whip in the Senate

4. USG.2.ER-A US Senators term is ___years and the House of Representatives run every __years.

• A. 3, 6
• B. 6. 2
• C. 4, 6

5. USG.2.ER-South Carolina's two senators are both in the ___Party and are ______&_______

• A. Green, Nikki Haley, Tom Turnipseed
• B. Republican, Tim Scott, Lindsey Graham
• C. Democrat, Mark Sanford, Tim Scott

6. USG.2.ER-A term for a senator prolonging a bill to prevent its passage is a ____and to stop this practice is a ____.

• A. filibuster, cloture
• B. franking privilege's, pork barrel
• C. beauty contest, pork barrel

7. USG.2.ER- This is when Congressmen add something unrelated to a bill in order to give their support to this bill

• A. pork barrel
• B. rider
• C. pigeon hole

8. USG.2.ER-All charges against a US president have to start in this house of Congress

• A. Senate
• B. House of Representatives

9. USG.2.ER-This was started by Congress in 1973 as a result of President LBJ escalating US troops abroad without Congressional approval. This limits a President to commit our troops w/out Congressional approval

• A. Amendment powers
• B. War Powers Resolution
• C. The Committee System

10. USG.2.ER-An example of this would be a US senator that is from SC decides to pass a bill on adding street lights to all subdivision housing in his district, or adding a bridge to a small neighborhood for dogs to walk

• A. pork barrel
• B. log rolling
• C. beauty contests