WorksheetsCh. 5- Legislative Branch
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the most powerful officer in Congress?
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
President pro tempore
c)
whip
d)
Vice President
2.
What is a lawmaking body of two houses?
a)
Parliamentary system
b)
Bicameral legislature
c)
Unicameral legislature
3.
What is the section of the Constitution granting Congress the authority to extend (stretch) its delegated powers?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Preamble
c)
Elastic Clause
4.
What is the name of the assistant to the floor leader of each party in each house?
a)
whip
b)
president pro tempore
c)
speaker of the house
5.
to accuse an officeholder of official misconduct
a)
hold trial
b)
impeach
c)
convict
6.
Powers not specifically granted to Congress but are suggested to be necessary and proper to carry out its delegated powers.
a)
implied powers
b)
delegated powers
c)
concurrent powers
d)
reserved powers
7.
a proposed law being considered by Congress is a __.
a)
act
b)
amendment
c)
bill
d)
debate
8.
What is a refusal by the president to sign a bill?
a)
veto
b)
amendment
c)
override
d)
term limit
9.
What is the procedure for ending debate in the Senate?
a)
filibuster
b)
censure
c)
cloture
10.
National defense, trade regulation, collecting taxes, declaring war and making peace, granting patents and copyrights are examples the __ powers of Congress.
a)
reserved
b)
delegated
c)
concurrent
d)
implied
11.
A member of Congress must be a __ of the state they represent.
a)
legal resident
b)
governor
c)
mayor
12.
Which house has 435 members?
a)
House of Rep.
b)
Senate
13.
Which house has 100 members, 6 year terms, and members must be 30 years old
a)
House of Rep.
b)
Senate
14.
What gives approval for spending money and must begin in the House of Rep.?
a)
law
b)
appropriation bill
c)
override
d)
quorum
15.
What is a committee that only considers bill sin certain areas?
a)
conference committee
b)
standing committee
c)
compromise committee
16.
The right of Congress to set up national military academies is an example of a(n) __ power.
a)
delegated
b)
concurrent
c)
implied
d)
reserved
17.
What is the term for the majority of members required to do business in Congress?
a)
Quorum
b)
cloture
c)
filibuster
d)
committee
18.
What is the main job of the legislative branch?
a)
make laws
b)
interpret laws
c)
spend money
d)
carry out laws
19.
Membership in the House for states is based on ___.
a)
Land size
b)
equal representation
c)
population
20.
Congress can __ a presidential veto with a 2/3 vote of both houses.
a)
accept
b)
create
c)
override
21.
These have been ruled unconstitutional for Congress
a)
term limits
b)
pay raises
c)
conference committees
22.
Who is the President of the Senate
a)
President Pro Tempore
b)
Vice President
c)
Speaker of the House
23.
What fraction of Senate seats are up for re-election every two years?
a)
1/3
b)
2/3
c)
1/2
d)
1/4
24.
A bill that sits on the president's desk for 10 days with no action while Congress is in session becomes a __.
a)
veto
b)
law
c)
amendment
25.
Where does a bill go after it is introduced?
a)
floor debate
b)
president's desk
c)
standing committee
26.
Who presides over the Senate when the Vice President is not there?
a)
President of the U.S.
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
President Pro Tempore
27.
Who long must a person be a U.S. citizen before he/she can become a Senator
a)
7 years
b)
9 years
c)
10 years
28.
Which of these must happen before a bill becomes a law?
a)
both the House and Senate must pass it
b)
the president must veto it
c)
the Speaker of the House must approve it
29.
If a state's population rises, what happens to its number of Senators?
a)
Rises as well
b)
Goes down
c)
always stays the same
30.
When are elections for the House of Representatives held?
a)
Every November
b)
November of every even numbered year
c)
November every six years
31.
Every __ years, Congress determines how the seats in the House of Representatives are to be apportioned.
a)
2
b)
5
c)
10
d)
20
32.
What is the name for divisions of standing committees?
a)
conference committees
b)
joint committees
c)
subcommittees
33.
Holding impeachment trials, approving treaties, and approving presidential appointments are special powers of the __.
a)
Senate
b)
House of Rep.
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