WorksheetsUnit 2, Legislative Branch and Election Process
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
What happens after the President vetoes a bill?
The Supreme Court can vote the bill into law
The bill becomes law
The bill is dead
Congress can override it with a 2/3 vote
What is one thing that does not happen in the Standing Committee?
A bill can be voted into law
A bill can be killed
A bill can be accepted and sent to floor action
A bill can be accepted with changes and sent to floor action
What is the purpose of the Conference Committee?
House and Senate members conference over whether killed bills should return to floor action
It sets the parameters for floor debate on a bill in the House
Members of the House and Senate come together to determine a compromise between the House and Senate versions of a bill
Members determine whether or not a bill is worthy of floor action
What is the primary purpose of the Legislative Branch?
To keep the Executive Branch in check.
To write laws.
To declare war.
To take your money.
Every state has at least ___________ Representative
0 - States with low population are not guaranteed their own Representative
1
2
7
The legislative branch of the U.S. government is also called ________________--
cabinet
representatives
Parliament
Congress
This house of Congress has 100 members and includes only 2 from each state
House of Representatives
Senate
President
Supreme Court
A proposed law is called a _______________
veto
congress
bill
unconstitutional
Who is the president of the Senate and casts tie breaking votes when needed?
Speaker of the House
Vice President
Majority Whip
Chief Justice
How frequently does the Census happen?
5 years
10 years
3 years
1 year
How is the number of members in the House of Representatives determined?
Equality
How big the state is
The state's population
The President picks
True/False: Bills involving money originate in the Senate
True
False
Who is responsible for confirming Presidential appointees for cabinet department heads and other top government offices?
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
After being introduced on the floor, a bill moves to...
The appropriate committee.
The President’s desk.
A floor debate.
A roll-call vote.
Congress is considered a bicameral body because...
The Great Compromise established equal representation in the House.
It has a House of Representatives and a Senate.
It has 535 members.
The Legislative branch is more powerful than the Executive branch.
Which one of the following choices is an expressed/enumerated power of Congress?
Establish Prisons
Create Schools
Create treaties
Coin money
A tax bill must start in which house?
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress can pass bills over a presidential veto with ______ vote.
1/2
2/3
3/4
5/6
The powers that are listed in the Constitution that belong to Congress are called
implied powers.
enumerated powers.
congressional powers.
powerful powers.
Who approves presidential appointments, like ambassadors, judges, and cabinet members?
Senate
House of Representatives
Which chamber of Congress is elected based on population?
Senate
House of Representatives
The President
Match the correct term: the number of seats distributed to each state in the House of Representatives
reapportionment
apportionment
distrbution
constituents
Match the term: the redrawing of congressional districts to favor one political party over another
redistricting
gerrymandering
scamming
apportionment
What is gerrymandering?
the redrawing of states to benefit the country
the amount of time members of Congress serve
the redrawing of districts to benefit a political party or group
the process of impeaching the president
Which of the following is a unique power of the house?
power to elect a president (if no electoral majority)
"power of the purse"/raise taxes
impeach federal officials
all of the above
What is step 1 of a bill becoming a law?
The Bill is sent to a committee
The Bill idea must be proposed to either house of congress
It is sent to the president
Both houses must approve of the bill
Congress's power to coin money is
an elastic power
an enumerated power
an implied power
a nonlegislative power
The elastic clause allows Congress to
make temporary treaties with foreign countries
regulate trade between states
stretch its powers to meet new needs
tax US citizens in times of economic crisis
Which branch of government can declare war?
All three branches
Executive branch
Legislative branch
Judicial branch
What is the legislative branch of the Maryland State government called?
congress
house of reresentatives
general assembly
senate
Which of these is not a responsibility of Congress?
to pass laws that affect the entire country
to raise revenue (taxes)
to spend money
to pass laws that only affect the state of Maryland
Which statement is true about Congress?
The senate has proportional representation and the House has equal representation
the senate and the house both have equal represenation
the senate and the house both of proportional represention
the senate has equal representation and the house has proportional representation
A system of government in which powers are divided between national, state, and local governments
checks and balances
federalism
separation of powers
consent of the governed
Government regulation ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups
federalism
separation of powers
checks and balances
rule of law
opposing political parties find common ground to compromise on legislation
fiscal powers
biartisanship
republicans and democrats
playing fairly
a legislative act that singles out an individual or group for punishment without trial
bills of attainder
ex post facto laws
habeas corpus
trumpus post facto
a law that applies to crimes that happened before the law was passed.
ex post facto
habeas corpus
bills of attainder
crime laws
Act as study groups that report findings to both Houses
joint committee
standing committee
conference committee
committee hearing
Committee that decides if a bill should be killed or moved along in the process
conference committee
standing committee
select committee
joint committee
Study a specific issue and report to the House or Senate
conference comttiee
joint committee
select committee
standing committee
Resolve differences between House and Senate versions of a single bill
select committee
standing committee
joint committee
conference committee
an organization of people with similar policy goals who work to advance their ideas in government
republicans
interest group
political party
oligarchy
Which of these is not a characteristic of interest groups?
Influence government officials on specific issues and educate them about bills
Donate money to political campaigns to help get individuals elected
conduct state and national elections
Vote for candidates favoring their views
The process of interest groups making direct contact with lawmakers to convince them to support a certain position
arguing
persuading
lobbying
meeting
What is a PAC
a group of people who participate in protests
an organization that typically works with interest groups to raise money for issues or political candidates
the first part of PAC MAN
a committee in congress that decides how congressional lunches should be packed.
How can Super PACs make a difference in the election process?
they can influence elected officials to vote on bills
they can initiate protests about issues
they can donate unlimited amounts of money to campaigns
they can entice elected officials with hershey bars
What was the main issue in the court case Baker v. Carr?
should states be allowed to partisan gerrymander?
Do federal courts have the power to decide cases about the apportionment of population into state legislative districts?
how should legislative districts be redrawn?
who should take part in the legislative reapportionment process?
Which of these is not a characteristic of the Republican Party?
lower taxes for all people
minimum government control of the economy
pro 2nd amendment
Big Government
Which of these is not true about third parties?
they introduce alternative ideas
they usually win elections
they take votes away from the two main political parties
they draw attention to issues that may be ignored
Which of the following is a disadvantage of a closed primary election?
voters can decide which primary election they want to vote in
gives voters maximal flexibility-allowing them to cross party lines
Independent voters are excluded from participating in the primaries
dilute the parties’ ability to nominate
a measure that appears on a ballot. Voters decide on the issue.
initiative
proposition
referendum
recall
