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WorksheetsUS Government Unit 2: Congress
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
What principle emphasizes the idea that elected officials should represent the interests of the people and make decisions for the common good?
Federalism
Republicanism
Pluralism
Dual Federalism
What term refers to a legislative body with two separate chambers or houses?
Unicameralism
Bicameralism
Tricameralism
Multicameralism
Which chamber of Congress has a fixed number of members per state regardless of population?
House of Representatives
Senate
Both have fixed numbers
Neither has a fixed number
What is the term for the leader of the House of Representatives?
President Pro Tempore
Majority Leader
Speaker of the House
Senate Majority Whip
Which type of powers are specifically listed in the Constitution for Congress?
Implied Powers
Reserved Powers
Enumerated Powers
Concurrent Powers
How is the number of representatives for each state in the House of Representatives determined?
By state population
By state size
By state wealth
By state seniority
What term is used to describe the nature of the U.S. Congress as a body that is always in session?
Ad hoc
Continuous
Discretionary
Recessed
Which phrase refers to the specific powers granted to Congress by the Constitution?
Implied powers
Enumerated powers
Concurrent powers
Reserved powers
What term describes powers not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution but inferred to be necessary for Congress to carry out its enumerated powers?
Reserved Powers
Enumerated Powers
Implied Powers
Concurrent Powers
In Congress, what are the primary organizational units where most of the work is done?
Subcommittees
Divisions
Departments
Committees
Who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives and the leader of the majority party?
Majority Leader
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore
Senate Majority Whip
Which type of committee is permanent and exists across sessions of Congress?
Ad hoc Committee
Standing Committee
Select Committee
Joint Committee
What type of committee consists of all members of the House of Representatives and is used for considering bills?
Select Committee
Committee of the Whole
Conference Committee
Joint Committee
What is the parliamentary procedure used to bring a bill out of committee to the floor for consideration without a report from the committee?
Unanimous Consent
Filibuster
Discharge Petition
Hold
What practice is used to expedite the legislative process by allowing a bill to be considered without formal debate if no member objects?
Hold
Filibuster
Unanimous Consent
Discretionary Spending
What informal practice allows a senator to temporarily block consideration of a bill or nomination?
Unanimous Consent
Hold
Discharge Petition
Pork Barrel Spending
Which tactic is used in the Senate to delay or block a vote on a bill by speaking for an extended period?
Filibuster
Discharge Petition
Logrolling
Mandatory Spending
What type of committee is responsible for resolving differences between the House and Senate versions of a bill?
Select Committee
Conference Committee
Standing Committee
Joint Committee
What term describes government spending that is required by law and not subject to the annual budget process?
Discretionary Spending
Mandatory Spending
Entitlement Spending
Pork Barrel Spending
Which type of spending is determined by appropriations acts and can be adjusted annually?
Mandatory Spending
Discretionary Spending
Entitlement Spending
Pork Barrel Spending
What type of spending guarantees benefits to individuals who meet certain criteria set by law?
Pork Barrel Spending
Entitlement Spending
Mandatory Spending
Discretionary Spending
What term refers to government spending on localized projects primarily to bring money to a representative's district?
Pork Barrel Spending
Logrolling
Gerrymandering
Redistricting
Which practice involves members of Congress trading support for each other's proposed laws?
Logrolling
Filibuster
Conference Committee
Mandatory Spending
In Congress, what term describes voting based on party lines rather than individual judgment?
Partisan Voting
Bipartisan Voting
Unanimous Voting
Polarized Voting
What term refers to the divergence of political attitudes to ideological extremes?
Polarization
Partisan Voting
Gridlock
Logrolling
What term describes a situation where there is difficulty passing laws due to divided government and ideological differences?
Policy Gridlock
Polarization
Partisan Voting
Logrolling
What term describes the manipulation of district boundaries to favor a particular political party?
Redistricting
Reapportionment
Gerrymandering
Divided Government
What is the process of adjusting electoral district boundaries, usually in response to population changes?
Gerrymandering
Redistricting
Reapportionment
Divided Government
What term refers to the reallocation of seats in the House of Representatives based on changes in state populations?
Redistricting
Reapportionment
Gerrymandering
Divided Government
What term describes a situation in which one party controls the executive branch, and another party controls the legislative branch?
Unified Government
Divided Government
Bipartisan Government
Lame Duck Government
Which term refers to the period when a president's term is ending, and their power is diminished as a result of the upcoming inauguration of a new president?
Lame Duck Presidency
Divided Government
Unified Government
Bipartisan Government
What role does a representative play when they use their own judgment and expertise to make decisions in the best interest of the public?
Delegate
Trustee
Politico
Lame Duck
In which role does a representative act as a conduit for the views and preferences of their constituents?
Trustee
Delegate
Politico
In which role does a representative act as both a conduit for the views and preferences of their constituents while also acting in their own best judgement to make decisions?
Trustee
Delegate
Politico
