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Congress

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bills tend to come to a standstill in the ___________ stage.

a)

Planning

b)

Committee Stage

c)

Developement

d)

Voting

2.

When there is an agreement between two or more lawmakers to support each other’s bill it is called?

a)

Pork Barrelling

b)

Packing

c)

Logrolling

d)

Casework

3.

If a district is predictably won by one party, it is called a

a)

Beauty Contest

b)

Party Lock

c)

Incumbency

d)

Safe Seat

4.

District lines for the House of Representatives are drawn with the authority of the

a)

State Government

b)

Congress

c)

Senate

d)

House of Representatives

5.

When a legislature has two houses, it is said to be

a)

Bicamerial

b)

Split

c)

Unitary

d)

Polarized

6.

The direct election of Senators was established with the

a)

Addition of the Bill of Rights

b)

The creation of the Articles of Confederation

c)

Signing of the Constitution

d)

The passing of the Seventeenth Amendment

7.

Permanent groups to oversee bills that deal with certain kinds of issues are called?

a)

Standing Committee

b)

Select Committee

c)

Joint Committee

d)

Conference Committee

8.

The formal responsibility of the President of the Senate belongs to the

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

Vice President

c)

President Pro Tempore

d)

Majority Leader

9.

This power allows Congress to check on how the executive is administering the law.

a)

Impoundment

b)

Legislative Veto

c)

Immunity

d)

Legislative Oversight

10.

Traditionally, most committee chairs are selected on the basis of

a)

Competence

b)

Seniority on the committee

c)

Party loyalty

d)

Years in Congress