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Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
Which is a formal qualification for a member of the United States Senate?
fame
wealth
experience
pass a background check
What is the title for the leader of the House of Representatives?
floor leader
Speaker of the House
majority whip
majority leader
How many senators does each state get in the US Senate?
4
2
depends on population
1
How many representatives does each state have in the U.S. House of Representatives?
4
2
depends on population
1
A written down idea for a law is called what?
law
statute
code
bill
Oklahoma's state senate has how many members/senators?
101
101
435
48
When a minority senator tries to run out the time to vote on a bill makes a long speech, that speech is called what?
filibuster
cloture
veto
statue
How many years can a person be a member of the Oklahoma's Congress?
6
10
12
unlimited number
Laws are made by which branch of government?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Bureaucracy
One term for a U.S. House of Representative member of how long?
2 years
6 years
4 years
8 years
How many years is one term for a member of the U.S. Senate?
2 years
6 years
10 years
8 years
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives don't have to have been born here, but they must be U.S. citizens for how many years?
1 year
30 years
20 years
7 years
The Vice President and Lieutenant Governor also have another leadership position which is what?
Senate majority leader
Speaker of the House
President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Which is the next step in the lawmaking process?
1. A bill is introduced in one of the chambers of Congress
2. The bill is sent to the standing committee of the chamber.
3. ?
It goes straight over to the other chamber
It goes to the other chamber's standing committee
It goes to the floor of the chamber to be debated and voted upon
It goes to the conference committee
When the president signs a bill, what happens?
it's vetoed.
it becomes a law.
it goes back to the House.
it goes back to the Senate.
After a bill is approved by the conference committee and both chambers of Congress, where does it go?
the president
the supreme court
both chambers vote again
the majority leaders vote
Which chamber is responsible for introduces bills dealing with money & taxes first?
the senate
the house
the bureaucracy
If the versions of a bill from the House and the Senate differ, what happens?
the conference committee irons out differences
it is sent to the president
they will vote again and if 2/3 vote for the bill it heads to the president anyway
the supreme court votes
The people (us) who a representative/senate represents are called what?
cloture
citizens
census
constitutents
The President of the Senate has only one real job duty which is what?
decide who speaks
decide which bills get heard
be the tie breaker on a bill
break a filibuster
When we the people vote for our senators, representatives, or laws rather than a middle man doing it for us...
direct vote
indirect vote
When our legislators vote for us on our behalf....
direct election/vote
indirect election/vote
When Congress isn't in session anymore & a bill is stuck sitting on a President/Governor's desk, the bill becomes....
a law
a pocket veto
When Congress is still in session & a bill is stuck on the President/Governor's desk, the bill becomes...
a law
a pocket veto
These Congressional leaders' job is to get the Congress members of their political party to vote a certain way
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore
whips
minority/majority leaders
All of the following can happen after a President vetos a bill, except
it doesn't become a law
becomes law
Congress can override the veto by 2/3
If a bill is signed by the President, it
is vetoed.
becomes law.
it's an item line veto.
it dies.
What does the US call it's legislative branch?
Congress
Parliament
Council
Assembly
This person is the 2nd leader of the Senate
Minority Leader
President Pro Tempore
Majority Leader
Speaker of the Senate
The current leader of the Speaker of the House is
Kamala Harris
Patrick Leahy
Nancy Pelosi
Mitch McConnell
Who is the Speaker of the House on Oklahoma's state level?
Matt Pinnell
Charles McCall
Greg Treat
Nicole Miller
Who is the US President of the Senate
Kamala Harris
Patrick Leahy
Nancy Pelosi
Mitch McConnell
Who is the President of the Senate on the Oklahoma state level?
Matt Pinnell
Greg Treat
Charles McCall
Nicole Miller
Who is the President Pro Tempore of the US Senate?
Kamala Harris
Patrick Leahy
Nancy Pelosi
Mitch McConnell
Who is the President Pro Tempore on the Oklahoma state level?
Matt Pinnell
Greg Treat
Charles Mccall
Nicole Miller
Which of the following is one of our Oklahoma United States Senators?
James Lankford
Stephanie Bice
Kendra Horn
Frank Lucas
Which of the following is one of our Oklahoma United States Senators?
Markwayne Mullins
James Inhofe
Carri Hicks
Garry Mize
How many Oklahoma state representatives are there?
101
48
5
2
How many national representatives of Oklahoma have?
101
48
2
5
True or False? US Senators and representatives must live in the state they represent.
true
false
True or False? A person wanting to become a US Representative must be at least 25 years old.
True
False
True or false? A senator or representative on the Oklahoma state level can be reelected as many times as they get voted back in.
True
False
All of the following are other names for law except which one?
statute
bill
legislation
