AP Gov Unit 2 (Part 1) Study Guide

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate?

• The House has 100 members, but the Senate is composed of over 400 members

• The framers intended the House to represent the people directly, while the Senate represents the states

• The Senate has stricter rules regarding debate, while the House has more leniency when debating

• The Senate's members' term length is 2 years, while the House members serve between 4-6 years.

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the rules for debate used by the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate?

• Debate in unlimited in both the House and the Senate

• In the House, members can filibuster, but cannot in the Senate

• In the Senate, members can filibuster, but cannot in the House

• There are no debate rules in either the House or the Senate

Before his confirmation, Democrats on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions questioned a Republican president’s Secretary of Health and Human Services about the ethics of some of their investments. The nominee was eventually confirmed with the support of Republicans in the Senate. This check on presidential power illustrates that

• The process of selecting Cabinet members is usually negotiated by making concessions to the minority party in the Senate

• The process of confirming members of the president’s Cabinet can lead to conflict with members of the Senate

• Presidents rely on the bully pulpit to get members of Congress to act on confirmations

• Even when an executive order is issued, members of the opposing party in the Senate can work to block it

Which of the following is an example of a FORMAL power that the president has?

• Executive Order

• Signing Statements

• Veto

• Executive Agreements

Which of these is NOT an example of Congress’s check on the Executive Branch?

• Overriding Presidential Veto

• Impeachment

• Judicial Review

• Confirming nominations or appointments by the President

What is the main purpose of the War Powers Resolution (1973)?

• To expand the president’s role in foreign policy

• To limit the president’s ability to use military force without Congress

• To require Senate approval for military appointments

• To end presidential veto power

What does the term “bully pulpit” refer to?

• The president’s power to veto legislation to stop congress’s agenda

• The president’s ability to use their platform through technology to promote an agenda

• The Supreme Court’s authority to review executive actions as unconstitutional

• Congress’s power to impeach the president and remove them from office

Which of the following powers is shared by both the House of Representatives and the Senate?

• Declaring war

• Appointing ambassadors

• Confirming Supreme Court nominees

• Initiating revenue bills

Which of the following is a check that the Executive Branch has on Congress?

• Declaring laws unconstitutional

• Vetoing legislation passed by Congress

• Impeaching members of Congress

• Confirming federal judges

Which of the following is an INFORMAL power of the president?

• Appointing Cabinet members

• Negotiating treaties

• Granting pardons

• Using the media to influence public opinion