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2 Bicameral Congress

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Constitution sets up a two house legislature, with a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Latin word for this is _______________.

a)

bicameral

b)

unicameral

c)

quid pro quo

d)

democracy

2.

The Constitution sets up a two house legislature, with a __________and a House of Representatives.

a)

Senate

b)

Judge Executive

c)

Federal Reserve System

d)

Executive Branch

3.

The Constitution sets up a two house legislature, with a Senate and a ______________.

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Civil Rights Act

c)

Federal Court System

d)

Supremacy Clause

4.

The _________________________ is given the power to impeach (bring formal charges against) the president and other federal officials.

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Supreme Court

c)

Department of the Interior

d)

Department of Homeland Security

5.

"All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives." - this power is huge and is sometimes called "The ______________."

a)

Power of the Purse

b)

Appropriations Act

c)

Elastic Clause

d)

Federal Reserve Bank

6.

Whereas the House of Representatives has the power to impeach, the __________ serves as the _______________ in an impeachment hearing.

a)

Senate - jury

b)

Speaker of the House - judge

c)

Supreme Court - jury

d)

President - intermediary

7.

The idea that one house of the legislature can limit the power of the other house is called an _______________________.

a)

intrabranch check

b)

interbranch compromise

c)

external clause

d)

internal clause

8.

Originally senators were chosen by the state legislatures ...but this changed with the______________, now, senators are (directly) elected by the people.

a)

Seventeenth Amendment

b)

Supremacy Clause

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Civil Rights Act

9.

The Senate (has) ___________; the Senate votes to approve the appointment of executive officers.

a)

Confirmation Power

b)

Appointment Power

c)

Supremacy Power

d)

Veto Power

10.

The ____________ is an agreement between large states that supported the Virginia Plan and small states that supported the New Jersey Plan.

a)

Great Compromise

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Elastic Clause

d)

Origination & Welfare Clause