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WorksheetsUSGOV Chapter 4 Review
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 54mins
What are the 3 requirements to get elected to the Senate?
25 years old, citizen for 7 years, and live in the state
25 years old, citizen for 9 years, and live in the state
30 years old, citizen for 7 years, and live in the state
30 years old, citizen for 9 years, and live in the state
One term of office for a US representative is
4
6
8
2
True or False There are no term limits for Senators. (You can continue to be a senator as long as you win your elections.)
True
False
The head of the Senate is also the
President of the US
Vice President of the US
Head of the Armed Forces
Chief Justices of the Supreme Court
All of the following are Powers of Congress except
Borrow Money
Collect Taxes
Declare War
Punish people outside the court system
Who is our current Speaker of the House?
Paul Ryan
John Boehner
Joe Biden
Nancy Pelosi
When are Congressional elections held?
whenever the state wants them
even-numbered years
every 6 years
odd-numbered years
This strategy allows political parties to draw irregular shaped districts to gain power over another political party.
elections
gerrymandering
redistricting
all the above
What happens to a bill that is not reported out of committee?
the presidents signs it
it is killed
it goes to another committee
it goes to the other house
Who signs bills to become laws?
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
President
What proportion of Congress is needed to override a veto?
2/3
2/4
9/13
3/4
What happens to a bill that is vetoed by the president?
it is killed
goes to the Senate
it becomes a law
it goes back to Congress
Which state has the most representatives?
New Hampshire
Texas
Alaska
California
How many representatives does the state of New Hampshire have?
2
4
6
8
How many senators does the state of New Hampshire have?
2
4
6
8
Who is a current representative for New Hampshire?
Nancy Pelosi
Jean Shaheen
Chris Pappas
Maggie Hassan
Who is a current senator for New Hampshire?
Chris Sununu
Jean Shaheen
Chris Pappas
Nancy Pelosi
Which house of Congress has the most rules for debating bills?
House of Representatives
Senate
Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?
President pro tempore
Vice President
Speaker of the House
House majority leader
What happens to a bill the longer it is in committee?
it is more likely to get passed
it goes to the president
nothing
it is less likely to get passed
Who can introduce a bill to Congress?
the president
senators and representatives
anyone
speaker of the house
Who drafts the budget?
House of Representatives
President
Senators
Speaker of the House
A bill that starts with HR originated in which house?
House of Representatives
Senate
A bill that starts with S originated in which house?
House of Representatives
Senate
Which house has an unlimited time for debating bills?
House of Representatives
Congress
Senate
What is the primary job of the legislative branch of government?
To interpret laws
To enforce laws
To make laws
To dominate the other two branches
All of the following are expressed powers of Congress EXCEPT:
the power to organize all federal courts below the Supreme Court
the power to provide for copyrights and patents to protect the work of inventors and artists
the power to establish rules to allow foreign-born immigrants to become citizens of the United States
the power to have complete authority over the executive and judicial branches
The __________________ of the Constitution grants Congress power to pass unspecified laws that are "necessary and proper" for the exercise of its expressed powers.
Elastic Clause
Bill of Rights
Strict Constructionism Amendment
Redistricting Addendum
How is representation in the House of Representatives determined?
Population of a district
Population of the state
Equal representation of the states
The electoral vote of a state
What determines the number of seats in the Senate?
The Constitution specifies the exact number of seats.
The number of seats depends on the number of states. Each state gets two.
Congress controls the number of seats.
The number of seats depends on each state's population.
Which of the following handles much of the legislative work in Congress?
constituents
committees
cabinet
Which of the following describes the steps a bill takes to becoming a law?
Similar bill passed by both houses and then goes to the president, who may sign it into law.
Same bill passed by both houses and then goes to the president, who may sign it into law or veto it and return it to Congress.
Bill is passed by the president, and then goes to Congress, where it becomes a law if passed by a majority vote.
Bill passed by the House, then sent to the Supreme Court to review before going to the Senate.
Before a bill can be sent to the president, both chambers of Congress must vote to
restore the original language.
have a supermajority in favor.
authorize the president to change it.
approve the same version.
If the president refuses to sign a bill, what does Congress have to do to override the veto?
2/3 of Congress must vote for the bill.
There is nothing that can be done. Congress is powerless when the president vetoes a bill.
The Vice President must sign the bill instead.
51% of the President's cabinet members must publicly endorse the bill.
When deciding whether to vote for a law, members of Congress think about all of the following factors EXCEPT:
Does the Constitution give Congress the power to pass the law?
What is my personal opinion?
What are the view of my political party?
What am I going to wear to the presidential signing?
How many US senators are there?
100
50
435
538
What are the two bodies of the US Congress?
The House of Representatives and the Supreme Court
The Senate and the state legislatures
The House of Representatives and the Senate
The President and the Supreme Court
How long is a term in the US House of Representatives?
two years
ten years
six years
four years
How long is a Senator's term?
two years
ten years
four years
six years
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
governors
checks and balances
the military
foreign policy
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
the original 13 colonies have more
states with a Republican majority have more
states with larger population have more
states with larger square mileage have more
Who is represented by a US Senator?
all people of the state
all politicians in the state
all males in the state
everyone in a Congressional district
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
100
538
435
50
Who is represented by a member of the House of Representatives?
only the citizens of the state
only the voters of the state
the entire state
only those people who live in the district of that representative
Another word for two houses is
apportionment
immunity
bicameral
enumerated
Protection from getting arrested is
immunity
enumerated
bicameral
apportionment
Another word for listed or numbered is
immunity
bicameral
apportionment
enumerated
A word that means distributed based on population
apportionment
enumerated
bicameral
immunity
Divide districts up by group
legislate
expulsion
censure
gerrymander
removal from office
expulsion
censure
gerrymander
legislate
List complaints against someone
gerrymander
censure
legislate
expulsion
to make laws
gerrymander
legislate
censure
expulsion
What age does someone have to be to be a Senator?
30
25
35
18
What age does someone have to be in order to be a Representative?
30
35
25
18
Which Article of the Constitution created the Legislative Branch?
Article IV
Article II
Article I
Article III
The writers of the Constitution established a bicameral legislature in order to
provide equal representation in one house for all of the states.
streamline the process whereby a bill becomes a law.
prevent Congress from imitating the British Parliament.
make it more difficult for Congress to declare war in the future.
What is true about a direct democracy on a national level?
It is not a practical way to run the government.
It is necessary to elect others to represent us.
Cause we can
It is not possible for citizens to vote on every issue.
Congress determines how the seats in the House are to be apportioned
every ten years, after the census is taken.
based on how many members from each political party are already in office.
based on voter turnout after each presidential election.
based on how many people watch Sponge Bob
If a state's population decreases, its number of senators
increases
decreases
stays the same
fluctuates
What is this class called?
U.S. History
Civics
Government 101
A waste of time
Both houses of Congress have specific guidelines regarding
age of members.
citizenship of members.
legal residence of members.
all three of the choices
What is the name of Hank's wife on King of the Hill?
Peg
Linda
Lucile
Barbara
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?
Responses
Speaker of the House
majority leader
party whip
Buggs Bunny
Which of the following is an implied power of Congress?
establishing a national court system
providing for the general welfare of the United States
governing the District of Columbia
borrowing money
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.
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 the above
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.
Graduation for Hannan's 2023 senior class will be held on what date
(a)
Match the following characters
Fred
Barney
Dora the Explorer
Swiper
Sylvester
Tweety Bird
Yogi
Boo Boo
Bugs Bunny
Elmer Fudd
What was the name of the space shuttle that exploded
Discovery
Challenger
The American Dream
Columbia
Match the following terms
impeach
to charge a government official with misconduct
gerrymandering
the process of drawing congressional district lines to favor a political party
caucuses
meetings of party leaders to determine party policy or to choose the party's candidates
treason
an act that betrays and endangers one's country
bill
proposed law being considered by a lawmaking body
Presidents that were impeached (3)
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
Andrew Johnson
Donald Trump
Howard Taft
Unlike the House of Representatives, the Senate does not have the power to
introduce appropriation bills
pass laws regulating trade
approve treaties
try impeached officials.
The following does not have a voting representative in Congress
Montana
District of Columbia
Alaska
Hawaii
What date is Thanksgiving this year?
24th
21st
22nd
23rd
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
Amendments 11-27
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.
Who are the three representatives for West Virginia?
David McKinley
Carol Miller
Alex Mooney
Shellie Moore-Capito
Joe Manchin
How many Senators are in Congress
50
2
100
101
