WorksheetsUnit 3 Test Review: The Legislative Branch
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 25mins
Congress determines how the seats in the House are to be apportioned
every ten years, after the census is taken.
every two years, after the elections are held.
based on voter turnout after each presidential election.
based on how many members from each political party are already in office.
If a state's population decreases, its number of senators
decreases proportionately.
stays the same.
increases by one.
is sent to the Supreme Court for evaluation.
To ensure that the majority of all senators are experienced,
senators who have served more than four years are required to chair all committees.
all senators are guaranteed two terms in office.
only one-third of the senators are up for reelection every two years.
new senators are elected for eight-year terms.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Senate?
Senators serve six-year terms.
The Senate is limited to 435 members.
Elections are held every two years.
There are two senators from each state.
Members of the House of Representatives must be all of the following EXCEPT:
at least 25 years old
a U.S. citizen for at least seven years
a legal resident of the state they represent.
have first served a term as a senator.
Which of the following statements is false?
Members of Congress are limited to two terms.
Congress has a code of conduct for its members to follow.
Members of Congress are paid a fixed yearly salary.
Congress has immunity from its members being arrested while it is in session.
If the president pro tempore is presiding in the Senate, it may be assumed that the
president is absent.
majority leader is absent
vice president is absent.
floor leader is absent.
Whose job is it in Congress to count votes, encourage party loyalty, and ensure that the party’s members are present for important votes?
president pro tempore
Speaker of the House
majority leader
party whip
The Speaker
is the most powerful officer in the House of Representatives.
is appointed by the president.
must belong to the same political party as the president.
cannot be elected to more than two consecutive terms.
All of the following are enumerated powers of Congress EXCEPT:
raising and collecting taxes.
declaring war.
granting patents and copyrights.
granting titles of nobility.
Unlike the House of Representatives, the Senate does not have the power to
introduce appropriation bills.
pass laws regulating trade.
try impeached officials.
approve treaties.
Which of the following is an implied power of Congress?
establishing a national court system
providing for the general welfare of the United States
instituting a military draft
borrowing money
What does it mean that Congress has the power to impeach?
Congress can accuse a federal office holder of misconduct.
Congress is permitted to act in a way that betrays or endangers the county if it is protecting all citizens
Congress can stretch its delegated powers to cover many other areas.
Congress is able to choose the president if no presidential candidate receives enough electoral votes.
Congress is not allowed to
form the federal court system.
regulate the armed forces.
favor the trade of one state over another state.
make immigration laws.
Who is allowed to generate ideas to start a bill?
the president
organized group
members of Congress
All of these can generate ideas to start a bill.
After a bill is introduced, it is usually
sent to the president for approval.
discussed before a Committee of the Whole.
sent to a standing committee.
sent to a joint conference committee.
Before a bill is approved
a committee holds hearings to gather information.
committee members may revise the bil
the committee makes a recommendation for or against the bill.
All of these occur before a bill is approved.
Permanent congressional committees that meet regularly are called
select committees.
standing committees.
special sessions.
joint sessions.
Conference committees are formed
to gather opinions of the taxpayers regarding a proposed bill.
to debate a bill with the executive branch.
to work out compromises when the House and the Senate pass different versions of the same bill.
to consider several bills addressing the same topic.
What can happen once Congress decides on a final version of a bill?
The president can sign it and declare it a law.
The president may veto it and send it back to Congress with reasons for rejecting it.
The president may veto it and Congress can still pass the bill into law with a two-thirds vote.
All of these may happen after Congress decides on a final version of a bill.
Congress is in session, and the president is given a bill to sign. He lets the bill sit on his desk without action for 10 days. It can be concluded that
the bill has become law
the bill has been vetoed.
the bill will have to go back to committee.
both houses of Congress will have to vote on the bill again.
A military spending bill was passed in the House of Representatives giving $10 billion for research on chemical and biological weapons. When this bill went to the Senate, it was amended to $8 billion. How would the House of Representatives and Senate resolve this conflict to create one version of the bill?
send it to the president to pass or veto
debate until a resolution is reached
bring in lobbyists to decide and complete the bill
create a conference committee to resolve the differences
When Congress declares war on another country, what kind of powers is Congress exercising?
concurrent powers
implied powers
reserved powers
enumerated / expressed powers
North Carolina has 15 electoral votes. The number of electoral votes for each state is determined by
registered voters it has.
square miles the state covers.
U.S. senators and representatives the state has.
people who voted in the previous presidential election.
Which of the following definitions describes standing committees?
they exist in a few policy areas and in their membership is drawn from both the Senate and House
they are committees formed only when in the Senate and the House pass a particular bill in different forms
they are committees appointed for a specific purpose and specific length of time
they are permanently established committees formed to handle bills in different policy areas
The boundary lines of congressional districts must be redrawn every ten years to
reflect population shifts indicated by the national census
determine which party’s leader will be named speaker of the House
guarantee the turnover of the majority of congressional seats
increase the number of female and minority members of Congress
When the Republican Party took control of the North Carolina General Assembly in 2010 they redrew the congressional district lines so that the Republicans would have more representatives than the Democrats in Congress. Redrawing political districts to favor one party over another is known as
Gerrymandering
Filibustering
Reapportionment
Impeachment
After Bill Clinton's impeachment in 1998, which group held the formal trial and reached a verdict as to his guilt or innocence?
the Cabinet
The House of Representatives
The Senate
The US Supreme Court
Who can check the president of the United States from influencing the Supreme Court, by refusing to confirm the President's appointments?
State Legislators
The Joint Chiefs of Staff
State Governors
The Senate
The two houses of the United States Congress are called the?
House of Commons and the House of Lords
The House of Representatives and the Senate
The General Assembly and the House of Delegates
House of Burgess's and the Chamber of Representatives
A person who lives in a representatives Congressional district is called a?
Delegate
Politico
Constituent
Trustee
Which of the following represents the qualifications to be a member of the U.S. Senate?
21 years old, citizen for one year and live in your district.
25 years old, citizen for 7 years and live in your state.
30 years old citizen for 9 years and live in your state
35 years old, a native born citizen and live in the U.S. for 14 continuous years
How many members are in the U.S. House of Representatives and what is this based on?
350, with each state receiving representatives based on equality.
415, with each state receiving representatives based upon population.
435, with each state receiving representatives based upon population.
535, with each state receiving representatives based upon both equality and population.
How many members are there in the U.S. Senate and what is this number determined by?
50, the number is determined by population of the state.
75, the number is determined by the physical size of the state.
100, the number is determined by equality for each state.
150, the number is determined by the size of the state's economy.
Why does the Constitution of the United States state that revenue bills must originate in the House of Representatives?
The House of Representatives represents the will of the people.
The Founding Fathers did not want many bills concerning finance to reach the Senate.
Members of the House of Representatives must have business experience.
The Senate is too concerned with foreign affairs to deal with financial issues.
Which national officials are elected exclusively by voters?
President and Vice President
Supreme Court justices
Cabinet members
Senators and Representatives
What kind of Congressional powers are defined by the "Necessary and Proper Clause" of the U.S. Constitution?
Concurrent Powers
Implied Powers
Reserved Powers
Expressed or Enumerated Powers
Which of the following would Congress be prohibited from doing?
Passing laws that the President refuses to sign.
Exceeding its authority to budget and spend tax monies.
Pass Bills of Attainder and suspending Habeas Corpus.
Impeaching the President and removing him / her from office.
Which of the following represents the three options the President of the United States has when when dealing with whether or not to pass bills?
They could pass the bill, veto the bill or suspend the bill.
They could pass the bill, change the bill or pocket veto the bill.
They could pass the bill, veto the bill or pocket veto the bill.
They could veto the bill, make changes to the bill or write a completely new bill.
When a bill is sent to the U.S. Senate, if a particular Senator does not wish that bill to pass what tool allows them to "talk" a bill to death and delay action on it or prevent it from passing?
Cloture
Filibuster
Franking Privilege
Pocket Veto
Congress ends its session the day a bill is sent to the president. Which action would constitute a pocket veto?
The president rejects the bill and sends it back to Congress.
The president signs the bill into law.
The president sets the bill aside and ignores it for a period of 10 days.
The president meets with congressional leaders before signing the bill.
Groups composed of legislators who divide work based on the subject of the bill
Interest Groups
Filibuster
Rider
Committee
An organization or group of people that try to get bills passed based on their cause(s)
Simple Majority
Pigeon Hole
Interest Groups
Rider
How many Senators are there in the federal government?
50
100
435
200
Which branch of government makes the laws
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
Cabinet
