Unit II Legislative Branch Test B

The framers designed a bicameral legislature primarily to:

• Protect smaller states from domination

• Increase presidential authority

• Simplify lawmaking

• Weaken state governments

The number of House seats per state is determined by:

• Population

• Land size

• Economic output

• Equal representation

Congressional reapportionment occurs every:

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 10 years

• 20 years

The Senate is considered the “upper house” because:

• It meets on a higher floor of the Capitol

• It represents states equally and has longer terms

• It has more members

• It controls the budget

To serve in the House, a person must be at least:

• 21

• 25

• 30

• 35

To serve in the Senate, a person must be at least:

• 25

• 30

• 35

• 40

A key difference between the House and Senate procedures is:

• The Senate has stricter debate limits

• The House uses the filibuster

• The Senate allows unlimited debate

• Both have identical rules

A “rider” is:

• An unrelated amendment attached to a bill

• A veto by Congress

• A member who supports all bills

• The presiding officer

The power to regulate commerce is an example of:

• Reserved power

• Implied power

• Expressed power

• Inherent power

The “power of the purse” refers to Congress’s authority to:

• Control military deployment

• Approve spending and taxation

• Overrule court decisions

• Appoint cabinet members