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WorksheetsCongress and the Presidency
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of the following is TRUE about the House and the Senate?
All members of the House & Senate have three year term limits
Senators must be at least 25 yr old and HOR must be 30
There are 435 members in the House and 100 in the Senate
Senators serve 2 year terms and HOR serve 6 year terms
Why does the Senate use their unique ability to filibuster?
Opponents debate for unlimited amount of time to a prevent vote from being cast
This unique move grants Senate veto over the president's executive order
Allows for members of the Senate to receive paid overtime for their extra time
Senators use this power to push a bill through to the president
What is the ONLY formal method for ending a filibuster & how many Senators need to approve?
Censure; 75
Appropriation; 51
Caucus; 51
Cloture; 60
Who is the most important member of the House of Representatives?
Minority Leader of the House
Speaker of the House
Majority Leader of the House
Majority Whip of the House
After the Vice President, who is the TRUE LEADER of the Senate?
Majority Whip
Speaker of the House
Majority Leader
President Pro Tempore
How can a President limit the power of the Supreme Court?
Veto parts of the SC decision
Refuse to enforce SC ruling
Put in amendments in limiting the SC power
Fire SC justices they don't like
Which of the following is NOT a constitutional power of the President?
Declaring War
Appointing Ambassadors
Veto Legislation
Appoint Supreme Court Justices
If Presidents who have high levels of __________, they have an easier time influencing Congress
Public Approval
Monetary Value
Energy
Influential
The higher the president's public approval rating
the less need there is for the president to make public appearances
the less likely he will initiate a policy agenda
the less popular the president is with the public
the easier it is to persuade others to support the president's agenda
The main goal the President has when dealing with Congress is
to win on all final votes
to get his legislative agenda passed
to win the support of his fellow party members
to block all legislation he opposes
Presidential vetoes
are almost always overridden by Congress
are overridden by Congress at least once a year
can't be overridden by Congress
are rarely overridden by Congress
The implied powers are based on the (a) giving Congress the ability to carry out it's expressed powers
The vast majority of bills introduced each year in Congress
become law
never reach the floor of either the House or Senate
pass the House but not the Senate
are vetoed by the President
Suppose the U.S. President and Vice-President both die in a tragic accident. The next person in the line of succession to be U.S. President is...
The Speaker of the House
The Attorney General
The Secretary of State
The Senate majority leader
True or False: The President of the U.S. has many roles, including being the leader of their party.
TRUE
FALSE
When it comes to electing a U.S. President, the electoral vote carries more weight than the popular vote. How many electoral votes does a candidate need in order to win the U.S. Presidency?
200
350
50
270
