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WorksheetsCivics Chapter 6
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 36mins
The United States has a representative democracy.
True
False
Which article in the constitution explains the job of Congress?
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
Congress is bicameral, two houses.
True
False
Which of the following are reasons why the U.S. has a bicameral legislature? (3 Answers)
England's Parliament was bicameral.
A bicameral Congress settled the debate between the large and small states.
It allows Congress to check the judicial and executive branch.
Allows Congress to become more powerful than the judicial and executive branch.
The time Congress assembles and conducts business.
Session
Adjourns
Special Session
Cloture Rule
When Congress stops meeting until next time.
Adjourn
Session
Special Session
Cloture Rule
The President's power to end or discontinue a session only when there is disagreement between the two houses.
Franking Privilege
Veto
Prorogue
Reapportion
When the President calls Congress to meet to deal with some type of emergency.
Session
Special Session
Adjourn
Cloture Rule
Who gives the annual State of the Union Address?
President of the United States
Speaker of the House
Vice President
President of the Senate
Who was the first president to deliver his State of the Union address on television?
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Who was the first president to deliver his State of the Union Address on the Internet?
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Which is true regarding the House of Representatives? (3 Answers)
435 Members
Lower House
Upper House
Each state gets at least 1
How are Representatives for the House of Representatives chosen?
Each state gets two
Based on population
Which is true regarding the Speaker of the House? (3 Answers)
Leads the majority party in Congress
Third in line to the Presidency
The most powerful and important person elected in Congress
Leads the minority party in Congress
Redistributing the seats in the House of Representatives is called reapportionment.
True
False
The Constitution set the max number of seats to 435 in the House of Representatives.
True
False
The Reapportionment Act of 1965 set the max number of seats in the House of Representatives to 435.
True
False
When are Congressional elections held?
November, odd numbered years
November, even numbered years
January, odd numbered years
January, even numbered years
An off-year congressional election occurs when there is no presidential election occurring.
True
False
Drawing districts to the advantage of the political party that controls the legislature.
Gerrymandering
Reapportionment
Veto
Filibuster
Which are formal qualifications for U.S. Representatives? (3 Answers)
At least 25 years old
U.S. citizens at least 7 years
Must live in the state representing
Have at least three representatives for each state
Which is true regarding the Senate? (3 Answers)
Upper House
Lower House
Has 100 members
Represent the entire state
How long is a senator's term?
2 years
4 years
6 years
8 years
How long is a representatives term?
2 years
4 years
6 years
8 years
Which amendment allowed for the direct election of senators by the people?
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
Senators are elected "at-large" in their state.
True
False
All of the seats are never up for election at the same time.
Continuous body
Constituency
At large
The people and interests a senator or representative represents.
Constituency
Continuous body
Which of the following is true regarding the President of the Senate? (3 Answers)
May or may not be a member of the majority party
Cannot debate on the Senate floor
Can only vote to break a tie in the Senate
Must be a member of the majority party
Which of the following is true regarding the President Pro Tempore of the Senate? (3 Answers)
Serve in the President of the Senate's absence
Fourth in line to the Presidency of the United States
Always a member of the majority party in the Senate
Is more powerful than the President of the Senate
Which are formal qualifications for U.S. Senators (3 Answers)
At least 30 years old
U.S. citizen at least 9 years
Represents the entire state
Live outside the state that is represented
Representative can speak "on the floor" of the House as long as they want.
True
False
Senators can speak "on the floor" of the Senate as long as they want.
True
False
An attempt to talk a bill to death.
Filibuster
Veto
Pocket Veto
Franking Privilege
He used a filibuster (talked for 24 hours/18 minutes) o stop a civil rights bill from passing.
Strom Thurmond
Harry Truman
George W. Bush
Huey Long
It limits debate and attempts to stop filibusters although rarely used.
Cloture Rule
Veto
Pocket Veto
Reapportionment
The most important officers in Congress who are legislative strategists.
Floor leaders
Whips
Legislative assistants who make sure all party members are present for important votes.
Whips
Floor leaders
There are majority party floor leaders and minority party floor leaders in Congress.
True
False
What are the most common characteristics of Congressmen?
White males in early fifties either Protestant or Catholic.
White males of Jewish background in their early thirties.
Hispanic women in their late sixties.
African-American men either Protestant or Catholic.
Allows Congressmen to mail letters and other materials without stamps.
Franking Privilege
Cloture Rule
Gerrymandering
Oversight Function
Which of the following is enjoyed by U.S. congressmen? (3 Answers)
Reserved parking at the Capitol and Washington D.C. airports.
Use of all military hospitals free of charge.
Reimbursement for travel expenses.
Guaranteed position in the executive branch if wanted.
The Library of Congress is the world's largest library.
True
False
Only Congressmen can use the Library of Congress.
True
False
Which of the following are roles for Congressmen?
Legislator
Representatives
Committee Members
Servants of their constituents
When a congressman votes using conscience and independent judgment.
Trustee
Delegate
Partisan
Politico
When a congressman votes as agents of those who elected them.
Trustee
Delegate
Politico
Partisan
When a congressman owes their first allegiance to their political party.
Politico
Partisan
Delegate
Trustee
Politicos are congressmen's attempt to combine trustee, delegate, and partisan mindset.
True
False
Congress checking to see if the executive branch is working effectively.
Oversight Function
Veto
Cloture Rule
Franking Privilege
Congressmen do special favors for their constituents, like appointments to military academies.
True
False
Permanent committees in Congress to which specific bills are referred.
Standing committee
Select committee
Joint committee
Special committees set up for a specific purpose for a limited time.
Standing committee
Select committee
Joint committee
Composed of members from both houses of Congress to perform routines duties.
Standing committee
Select committee
Joint committee
The majority party always has the most seats in standing committees.
True
False
The education committee in Congress is an example of what?
Standing committee
Select committee
Joint committee
The former Watergate committee in Congress is an example of what?
Standing committee
Select committee
Joint committee
A conference committee, ironing out differences in bills, is an example of what?
Standing committee
Select committee
Joint committee
A resolution is a proposed law.
True
False
All proposed bills become laws.
True
False
They are similar to bills, have the force of law, but deal with temporary matters.
Joint Resolution
Law
Concurrent Resolution
Discharge Petition
Deal with matters in the House and Senate, do not have the force of law, and do not require the President's signature.
Joint Resolution
Law
Concurrent Resolution
Bill
Which of the following is true regarding resolutions? (3 Answers)
Deal with matters in one house
Do not have the force of law
Do not require the President's signature
Deal with matters in more than one house
A rider is an unrelated matter unlikely to pass on its own but is attached to resolutions.
True
False
It enables members to force a bill that has remained in committee 30 days onto the floor of Congress for consideration.
Discharge Petition
Cloture Rule
Veto
Pocket Veto
Electronics has made voting in Congress more complicated.
True
False
A bill that has been approved at second reading and is printed in its final form, ready for Senate review.
Engrossed Bill
Veto Bill
Pocket Veto
Gerrymandering Bill
The House and the Senate must approve/pass a bill if it is to become a law.
True
False
A veto is when a president refuses to sign a bill to make it a law.
True
False
To overturn a veto, Congress must have a _________ vote in each house.
2/3
3/2
3/4
4/3
Which is true regarding a pocket veto? (2 Answers)
The power belongs to the Supreme Court.
The power belongs to the President of the United States.
A bill dies without a president's signature if Congress adjourns.
Pocket vetoes are made illegal by the U.S. Constitution.
