Legislative Powers Test Review Quiz

Stephanie Bice is trying to decide the next step in her political career. If her ultimate goal is to become Speaker of the House she should:

• Run for a Senate seat

• Run for governor

• Retain her seat in the House of Representatives

• Gain appointments to influential Senate committees

Senator Smith proposes a new healthcare bill that uses taxpayer money to fund hospitals. Senator Gonzales opposes the measure saying it overreaches Congress's powers as stated in the Constitution. Senator Smith responds that the healthcare bill would fall under Congress's ________ since it is not listed in the Constitution yet is necessary to "promote the general welfare":

• Enumerated powers

• Implied powers

• Reserved powers

• Express powers

All of the following would fall under the category of Congress' enumerated powers EXCEPT:

• Declaring war on Russia because of its actions in Ukraine

• Regulating the sale of Texas oil to other states

• Passing new tax laws to combat inflation

• Selecting a replacement for a Supreme Court justice

How does the number 435 relate to Congress?

• It is the total number of representatives in the House of Representatives

• It is the number of votes needed to override a presidential veto

• It is the total number of bills allowed to be heard on the House or Senate floor in one session

• It is the total number of Senators in the Senate

If Senator Romney wanted to stall a vote on Judge Jackson, he could use which tactic to prevent a vote?

• Veto

• Filibuster

• Gerrymander

• Lobbyist

Which statement would best complete the graphic?

• Bill is introduced by a member of Congress

• Exercise of judicial review by the judicial branch

• President vetoes the legislation

• Bill is introduced by a registered voter

What could possibly happen to a bill after a presidential veto? Choose ALL correct options.

• The bill becomes a law with a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress.

• The bill is voted on by the American public.

• The bill is taken to the United States Supreme Court for approval.

• The bill does not become a law.

• The bill becomes a law with a majority vote of the state legislatures.

What is the role of a lobbyist in the American political system?

• Vote on legislation as it is presented in Congress

• Stand in the lobby of Senate office buildings and distribute flyers

• Influence the legislative process

• Veto laws that go against their beliefs

When a bill is sent to committee, what will the committee not do to the bill?

• Vote to kill the bill

• Sign into law

• Pigeonhole the bill

• Send the bill to the full house floor

What is a controversial form of redistricting in which electoral districts or constituency boundaries are manipulated for an electoral advantage?

• Political advantage

• Spatial divisions

• Gerrymandering

• Boundary disputes