WorksheetsGovernment - Unit 2 - Interactions Between Branches - Level 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
A candidate who runs for the U.S. House of Representatives must meet which of the following qualifications?
Legal resident of the state they are running in
At least 30 years old
Must hold a law degree
U.S. citizen from birth
Congressional legislative powers include all of the following EXCEPT...
creating and collecting taxes.
establishing a lower-court system.
pardoning felons.
declaring war.
If no candidate in a presidential election gets a majority of votes (270) in the Electoral College, who selects the winner?
The people
The Senate
The House of Representatives
The Supreme Court
Mandatory spending would include which area of the federal budget?
military salaries
Social Security
highway spending
special interest projects
The best defense of pork-barrel legislation is that it
helps improve the federal deficit.
can bring jobs and money to a state or district.
keeps the federal treasury from wasting funds.
provides money and aid to the largest populations.
The practice in Congress whereby Representative A promises to vote for Representative B's legislation, provided that Representative B will support Representative A's legislation, is referred to as...
filibustering.
partisan discipline.
pork barrel legislation.
logrolling.
Congressional power of oversight is vital because
the power was granted by a constitutional amendment.
it serves as a check on the judicial branch.
it serves as a check on the executive branch.
the power is given to Congress by executive agencies.
Most of the work of legislating in Congress takes places in
standing committees.
joint committees.
select committees.
conference committees.
The committee system is more important in the House than in the Senate because...
the House is so large that more work can be accomplished in committees than on the floor.
the seniority system plays no role in the House and therefore committees must play a larger role.
committee members are appointed by the President.
the majority party in the House prefers to give priority to the work of committees.
The House Rules Committee is an important part of the legislative process because it...
determines the terms and conditions of debate when a bill goes to the House floor.
determines ethics rules for members' conduct.
determines whether a bill should be referred to a policy committee for consideration.
negotiates compromises on bills with the Senate Rules Committee.
Committees hold hearings related to the bills they are considering in order to...
gather information and help them make informed decisions.
express their opinions about the bill.
get their opinions of their constituents about the bill.
help resolutions get passed.
When the House and Senate pass different versions of a bill, these versions are to be reconciled by which type of committee?
Conference
Select
Reconciliation
Standing
Which of these Senate procedures requires cooperation between the parties?
unanimous consent
cloture resolution
filibuster
placing holds
Which of the following identifies the formal procedure for ending a filibuster?
Oversight
Pocket veto
Logrolling
Cloture
In most states, the boundary lines of congressional districts are drawn by...
state legislatures.
the United States House of Representatives.
the United States Senate.
independent commissions.
A Vice-President may become temporary president when...
the president says he/she cannot perform his/her duties as president.
Congress votes to replace the president.
the president is impeached of a serious crime.
the president resigns from office.
According to the 22nd Amendment, what is the maximum number of years a president can serve?
8
10
4
12
Acting as chief diplomat, the president puts together a treaty with Japan. What must happen next for the treaty to go into effect?
It must be approved by the Senate.
It must be approved by the House of Representatives.
It must be approved by the people of the United States.
It must be approved by the Supreme Court.
How can the president keep information confidential from other branches of government?
by exercising executive privilege
by signing an executive order
by providing misinformation to the press
by passing a congressional bill to keep information private
The framers of the Constitution designed which of the following to be LEAST responsive to public opinion?
the courts
the office of the president
Congress
political parties
