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WorksheetsAP GoPo - Congress and the President
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The State of the Union Address is a way for the president to
a)
propose legislation to Congress
b)
campaign directly to the people
c)
approve or veto legislation
d)
appoint officials
2.
An official act by the President forgiving a person convicted of a crime and freeing that person from serving his/her sentence.
a)
Excuse
b)
Commutation
c)
Pardon
d)
Termination
3.
To be president you must be
a)
a citizen for 7 years
b)
a citizen for 9 years
c)
a natural born citizen
d)
a citizen for 14 years
4.
Which of these is NOT a power of the president?
a)
commander in chief
b)
appoint ambassadors
c)
declare war
d)
grant pardons
5.
The President gets to choose or appoint all of the following people EXCEPT
a)
members of Congress
b)
ambassadors
c)
cabinet members
d)
federal judges
6.
Which term means "having two houses"?
a)
Bicameral
b)
Bipartiasan
c)
Two-party
d)
Two-housal
7.
Which article of the Constitution creates Congress?
a)
Article I
b)
Article II
c)
Article III
d)
Preamble
8.
How long are the elected terms of members of the Senate?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
d)
8 years
9.
How many members are in the Senate?
a)
100
b)
250
c)
435
d)
535
10.
A power given by the "necessary and proper" clause?
a)
Implied powers
b)
Inherent powers
c)
Concurrent powers
d)
Concurrent powers
11.
Which term refers to the process of deciding how many members of the House each state gets?
a)
Redistricting
b)
Reapportionment
c)
Gerrymandering
d)
Census
12.
How old do you need to be to serve as a Senator?
a)
30
b)
25
c)
18
d)
35
13.
A _______ is taken every 10 years
a)
Election
b)
Census
c)
Constituent
d)
Term
14.
Speech the President gives to Congress?
a)
State of the Union Address
b)
Debate
c)
Presidential Powers
d)
Cabinet
15.
Number of years in a President's term of office.
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
16.
Number of terms a president can be elected.
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
17.
number of presidents removed from office
a)
0
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
18.
Which of the following statements about a president’s serving more than two terms is correct
a)
Article II makes it illegal
b)
it has never happened
c)
the S.C. declared it unconstitutional
d)
Only one president has done it
19.
Which of these appointments does not need Senatorial confirmation?
a)
District Court Judge
b)
Ambassador
c)
Chief of Staff
d)
Cabinet Secretary
20.
Following the Vice President, the next in succession for presidency is the
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
House Whip
c)
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
d)
Majority Leader of the Senate
21.
Which role does the President fulfill when dealing with Foreign Policy?
a)
Chief Executive
b)
Chief Diplomat
c)
Party Leader
d)
Economic leader
22.
In addition to congressional override, Congress has this power over a president.
a)
mandate
b)
pardon
c)
impeachment
d)
veto
23.
Person who will become president if the elected president cannot serve.
a)
Vice-President
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
President Pro Tempore
d)
Supreme Court Justice
24.
power of Congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade
a)
Tax power
b)
Commerce power
c)
public debt
d)
public
25.
The state of florida has this many senate members
a)
1
b)
2
c)
20
d)
27
26.
The 17th Amendment...?
a)
Stopped Legislatures from picking the Senate
b)
Decided how to elect the president
c)
Established Veto
d)
Gave women the right to vote
27.
What is the main purpose of the executive branch?
a)
to make laws
b)
to enforce laws
c)
to go to war
d)
to interpret laws
28.
What is NOT a requirement to be president?
a)
35 yrs old
b)
14 years of residency
c)
military service
d)
born a citizen
29.
Which of the following is an example of the president's role as commander in chief?
a)
appointing justices to the Supreme Court
b)
granting presidential pardon
c)
issuing an executive order about an administrative problem
d)
sending troops overseas to support foreign policy decisions
30.
Which of following is a power of the executive branch?
a)
appoints federal judges
b)
declares acts of Congress unconstitutional
c)
ratifies treaties
d)
impeaches and removes judges
31.
Who are the leaders of the executive departments who advise the president?
a)
President
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Cabinet
32.
The fact that the U.S. Congress can override a presidential veto is an example of which feature of government?
a)
judicial review
b)
checks and balances
c)
separation of powers
d)
advice and consent
33.
The president is the leader of which branch of government?
a)
Judicial Branch
b)
Congress
c)
Executive Branch
d)
Legislative Branch
34.
Which article of the constitution discusses the Executive Branch of government?
a)
Article 1
b)
Article 2
c)
Article 3
d)
Article 4
35.
All 50 states have ___ Senators who serve for ___ years each, barring expulsion, impeachment, resignation, or death.
a)
36 : 2
b)
2 : 6
c)
7 : 11
d)
100 : 435
36.
____ _____ do not currently exist for Congressmen, would require a Constitutional Amendment, but have been recommended to increase turnover.
a)
Term Limits
b)
Salary Freezes
c)
Hot Pockets
d)
Standing Committees
37.
Compromise is rare in the modern Congress because the parties have become more _____ and internally _____.
a)
Communist : Communist
b)
Angry : Complacent
c)
Moderate : Heterogeneous
d)
Polarized : Homogeneous
38.
Polarization occurs when parties move _____ from the moderate middle and share ___ in common
a)
Away : Less
b)
Closer : More
c)
Towards : Something
d)
Tangential : Everything
39.
____ do most of the real work in Congress.
a)
Primaries
b)
Caucuses
c)
Committees
d)
Conferences
40.
This individual keeps close contact with all members of his or her party, counts votes for key legislation, prepares summaries of bills, and acts as a communications link within the party.
a)
Whip
b)
Speaker
c)
Leader
d)
Chairperson
41.
A filibuster can be ended by a _____ Resolution, requiring sixty votes.
a)
Cloture
b)
Capture
c)
Ending
d)
Censure
42.
What is the main job of a Congressional Whip?
a)
Herd cattle
b)
Persuade party members to vote in tandem with the party
c)
Meet with the Executive Branch
d)
Serve as assistants to the Speaker
43.
Who casts votes if there is a tie in the Senate?
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
Vice President
c)
President of the United States
d)
Majority Leader
44.
How long do Senate candidates have to live in the US before they run?
a)
5 years
b)
7 years
c)
9 years
d)
14 years
45.
Who is the leader of the political party that is NOT in power in the House?
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
Majority Leader
c)
Minority Whip
d)
Minority Leader
46.
A proposed law is called a______
a)
Amendment
b)
Executive Order
c)
Bill
d)
Coin
47.
The only way to stop a filibuster is to get 3/5 of the Senate to vote for _____________.
a)
a joint resolution
b)
seniority
c)
a gerrymander
d)
cloture
48.
An agreement by two or more lawmakers to support each other's bills.
a)
Entitlement
b)
Standing Committee
c)
Logrolling
d)
Quorum
49.
To draw a district's boundaries to gain an advantage in elections.
a)
Gerrymandering
b)
Joint Resolutions
c)
Filibuster
d)
Logrolling
50.
Laws that are passed by Congress to appropriate money for local federal projects.
a)
Cloture Resolution
b)
Appropriations Bill
c)
Select Committee
d)
Pork-Barrel Legislation
51.
A person whom a member of Congress has been elected to represent.
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
Constituent
c)
President Pro Tempore
d)
Lobbyist
52.
Presiding officer and most powerful member of the House of Representatives.
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
Majority Leader
c)
Whip
d)
Vice President
53.
The Senate member, elected by the Senate, who stands in as president of the Senate in the absence of the vice president.
a)
Whip
b)
Majority Leader
c)
Speaker of the House
d)
President Pro Tempore
54.
The power of the legislative branch to review the policies, programs, and activities of the executive branch on an ongoing basis.
a)
Legislative Oversight
b)
Logrolling
c)
Gerrymandering
d)
Rider
55.
A temporary joint committee set up when the house and the Senate have passed different versions of the same bill.
a)
Conference Committee
b)
Standing Committee
c)
Select Committee
d)
Open Rule
56.
A temporary committee formed to study one specific issue and report its findings to the House or Senate.
a)
Select Committee
b)
Joint Committee
c)
Revenue Bill
d)
Conference Committee
57.
A provision included in a bill on a subject other than the one covered in the bill.
a)
Open Rule
b)
Perjury
c)
Rider/Earmark
d)
Joint Resolution
58.
A permanent committee in Congress that oversees bills that deal with certain kinds of issues.
a)
Rules Committee
b)
Joint Committee
c)
Standing Committee
d)
Select Committee
59.
Which of the following can a committee NOT do?
a)
Amend the bill
b)
Rewrite the bill
c)
Ignore the bill
d)
Sign it into law
60.
What political party is the majority party in the U.S. House of Representatives?
a)
Democrats
b)
Republicans
61.
What political party is the majority party in the U.S. Senate?
a)
Democrats
b)
Republicans
62.
____________ refers to the actual division of congressional districts, or the drawing of congressional district lines, within a state.
a)
Reapportionment
b)
Redistricting
c)
Gerrymandering
d)
Inauguration
63.
What is the practice of drawing an oddly shaped district to increase the voting strength of a particular party or group?
a)
Reapportionment
b)
Redistricting
c)
Gerrymandering
d)
Plutocracy
64.
A method of defeating a bill in the Senate by stalling the legislative process and preventing a vote.
a)
Rider
b)
Filibuster
c)
Lobby
d)
Logrolling
65.
According to the Constitution, all bills for raising revenue __________.
a)
are introduced by the president
b)
must start in the Senate
c)
must originate in the House
d)
must receive a two-thirds vote in both houses
66.
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
a)
100
b)
250
c)
435
d)
535
67.
This case established the "one man, one vote" rule for redistricting
a)
Shaw v. Reno
b)
Baker v. Carr
c)
Citizens United v. FEC
d)
Engel v. Vitale
68.
According to this case racial gerrymandering is not prohibited
a)
Shaw v. Reno
b)
Baker v. Carr
c)
Engel v. Vitale
d)
Citizens United v. FEC
69.
According to this document a single executive is much better than a group
a)
Federalist 10
b)
Federalist 51
c)
Federalist 70
d)
Federalist 78
70.
Who has the power of "Advice and Consent"?
a)
House
b)
President
c)
Senate
d)
Supreme Court
71.
According to this model for Congressmembers they should use their own best judgement when voting on bills
a)
Delegate Model
b)
Trustee Model
c)
Politico Model
d)
Loggrolling Model
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