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WorksheetsCongress and Making Laws
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the process of counting the residents of the United States, conducted every TEN years?
Survey
Census
Roll call
Reapportionment
A person who is already serving in Congress is called an
incumbent
alumni
apportionment
imbicile
To represent constiuents by listening to their input before voting is called
delegate
trustee
To represent constituents by using a representative's own judgments and wisdom to do what is best:
delegate
trustee
A constituent is
a proposed law
an interest group
a lobbyist
a person whom a member of Congress represents
Informal groups of people in Congress with shared interests often can influence the passage or defeat of a bill:
incumbents
case work
caucus
case managers
Which group of people are paid money to influence the voting of Congress?
constituents
teachers
lobbyists
PACS
Which groups raise money and spend it promoting candidates or advertising to help influence laws and policy?
PACS
interest groups
Senators
caucuses
Which house of Congress has a longer length of term?
Senate
House
Which house of Congress has the power of filibuster to stop legislation
Senate
House
Which house of Congress has the unique power to approve funding of the government?
House
Senate
Which House of Congress has the power to declare war, approve treaties, and approve presidential appointments?
Senate
House
Which House of Congress is up for re-election every 2 years?
Senate
House
Deb Fischer is one of Nebraska's
Senators
Representatives
Ben Sasse is one of Nebraska's
Senators
Representatives
Papillion and Sarpy County's Representative in the House is
Don Bacon
Harry Reid
Ben Sasse
Deb Fischer
Money that Congress has allocated (set aside) for spending
apportionment
appropriation
census
statute
