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WorksheetsCivics Chapter 7 Section 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Congress is made up of the Senate and the Supreme Court
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The party that has more than half of the seats in the senate or the House is known as:
a)
Minority Party
b)
Majority Party
c)
Democrats
d)
Republicans
3.
The majority party in power in the House of Representatives appoints a leader called:
a)
President pro Tempore
b)
Chief Justice
c)
Senator
d)
Speaker of the House
4.
The number of members in the Senate is:
a)
Based upon population
b)
Equal for all states
c)
Decided upon by the voters
d)
Depends on the ruling party
5.
In the Presidential line of succession who becomes President of the United States if both the president and vice-president are not able to perform their duties?
a)
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
b)
Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff
c)
Speaker of the House
d)
Sec. of State
6.
Who is the presiding officer of the Senate and can be brought in the cast a tie breaking vote if needed?
a)
The Chief Justice
b)
The Vice President
c)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
d)
Secretary of State
7.
Congress has three types of these to deal with the thousands of bills that come before it each session.
a)
Committees
b)
Branches
c)
Districts
d)
Articles
8.
These types of committees are permanent and deal with specific types of government work.
a)
Select
b)
Standing
c)
Joint
d)
Temporary
9.
These types of committees are temporary and deal with special issues that have to be taken care of from time to time.
a)
Select
b)
Standing
c)
Joint
d)
Judicial
10.
These types of committees are temporary and deal with special issues that have to be taken care of from time to time.
a)
Select
b)
Standing
c)
Joint
d)
Judicial
11.
These committees include members from both the Senate and the House. They are formed occasionally for certain issues.
a)
Standing
b)
Joint
c)
Select
d)
Optional
12.
The name for period of time for Congress to be in session is known as a term
a)
True
b)
False
13.
A population count called a____ is taken every ten years.
a)
Session
b)
Term
c)
District
d)
Census
14.
Constituents are the people a representative by a member of Congress
a)
True
b)
False
15.
The Senate has ____members
a)
435
b)
2
c)
100
d)
535
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