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Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 28mins
Which of the following provides checks and balances in Congress?
president pro tempore
gerrymandering
Library of Congress
bicameral legislature
Who fills the leadership role in the Senate if the VP is unavailable?
Congress
Speaker of the House
president pro tempore
majority leader
Which branch of government was given the most power by the Founding Fathers? (the focus of this entire chapter)
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
gerrymandering
Which agency coordinates budget work of Congress?
GAO
GPO
CBO
Drawing district lines to benefit a political party is called:
the census
reapportionment
gerrymandering
redistricting
Which action can be taken to prevent a Senate bill from a final vote?
House Rules Committee
Senate Rules Committee
a select committee
filibuster
This group can stop a House bill from reaching a floor vote:
filibuster
House Rules Committee
caseworker
hold
Why might one seek a seat in the Senate, rather than the House?
Senators have to run more often then House members
Senators do not have to run for office as often as House members
Senators represent less of the state, than House reps
Senators only need to be 25 years old to run for office
The requirements of unanimous consent (in the Senate), requires what?
the House Rules Committee to control legislation
coordination between the VP and president pro tempore
cooperation between majority and minority leadership
an absence of political party influence
This article is focused on the legislative branch:
3rd
1st
2nd
4th
Congress is made up of two chambers, known as:
the House of Representatives and the Senate
the House of the Senate and Representatives
the House of Congress and the Centaurs
the House of Representatives and the Centaurs
There are 100
districts in Minnesota
Senators in the House
Senators in the Senate
constituents in each district
The House of Representatives is based upon
the President
the Senate
the Supreme Court
state population
The main job of the legislative branch is to
determine if laws are unconstitutional
veto laws
make laws
approve laws made by the president
Who is the current Speaker of the House?
Mike Johnson
Michael Jordan
Mitch McConnell
Kevin McCarthy
This person is the president of the Senate and casts tie breaking votes. . .
Nancy Pelosi
JD Vance
Mitch McConnell
Jill Biden
The census occurs every
3 years
4 years
10 years
12 years
Senators serve ______ years and representatives serve ____ years.
2, 6
6, 2
4, 6
1, 2
The bicameral structure of Congress arose from (back from CHP2/3). . .
an agreement made at the First Continental Congress
our federal form of government
a disagreement about representation at the Constitutional Convention
the attempt to model the US after Great Britain
In order for a bill to make it to the president's desk, it must be
identical from BOTH chambers of Congress
less than 50 words
agreed upon by the supermajority of both chambers
agreed upon by the public
Division of power between the 3 branches is known as
federalism
separation of powers
checks and balances
bicameral
Division of power between the national, state, and local governments is known as
federalism
feudalism
bicameral
separation of powers
Congress can override a presidential veto with _____ vote in both chambers
2/5
2/3
3/4
5/6
The Constitution is interpreted by
Congress
the president
the Supreme Court
How many representatives are there?
100
535
435
125
If you live in Stewartville or Rochester, you are part of:
District 2
District 1
District 3
District 5
Which of the following is NOT a representative or Senator of ours?
Brad Finstad
Amy Klobuchar
Tina Smith
Angie Craig
At the end of the day, who decides who represents you?
the voters
the president
the Supreme Court
The Danger of a Single Story shows us that:
if we don't see ourselves in a position, we may never believe we can get there
all stories are true
there is no correlation between our stories and our views of others
Reapportionment occurs in order to
gerrymander all states
re-elect incumbents
realign political party influence
reassign representatives based on population
Each district is home to around
1.5 million constituents
700,000 constituents
500,000 constitutents
1.2 million constituents
A constituent is someone who is
representing someone else
president
in Congress
represented
Why do district lines changes?
just for fun
due to population changes
to make them look better
because the president said so
In this case, TN citizens felt their votes were not 'equal'. The SC ruled that federal courts can decide conflicts over drawing district lines in. . .
Miranda v Arizona
Baker v Carr
Reynolds v Sims
Shaw v Reno
This case ruled that the 14th Amendment requires that state legislative districts should be comprised of roughly the SAME populations. . .
Reynolds v Sims
Baker v Carr
Brown v Board
Tiny v Tim
Shaw v Reno illustrates that racially motivated redistricting is. . .
unconstitutional
constitutional
The current majority party in the House is
republican
democrat
independent
The current majority party in the Senate is
republican
democrat
independent
The captain of the House influences which bills are heard and which committee gets certain bills. This is the. . .
Speaker of the House
president pro tempore
majority leader
minority leader
This individual is the floor leader for their party and is the top assistant to the S.O.H. . .
minority leader
majority leader
vice president
majority whip
The minority leader is in charge of
representing the majority party
assigning party members to committees
ensuring party members vote a certain way
creating the agenda
If you wish to share an idea for a bill in the HOUSE, you do this. . .
put the idea in the Senate box
put the idea in the hopper
speak to the chamber and get unanimous consent
put a hold on an idea
This is the 'traffic officer' of legislation in the House:
filibusters
holds
the House Rules Committee
the Speaker of the House
Senators represent
the entire nation
an entire district
an entire state
This individual sets the agenda in the Senate, and plays the role of the 'Speaker of the House', but in the Senate. . .
president of the senate
president pro tempore
majority leader
minority leader
A supermajority is ______ and a simple majority is _____.
1/3, 3/4
3/4, 2/3
2/3, 51%
2/3, 2/5
One senator can put a ____ on a bill.
unanimous consent
hold
veto
If you 'talk a bill to death', you are. . .
filibustering
dancing
cloture resolution
holding
To get a cloture resolution, you need
67 senators
150 representatives
350 representatives
60 senators
Committees are created in order to do all of the following EXCEPT for:
dividing up the work
keeping secrets from the public
working out compromises
becoming specialists
These people hear from experts, lobbyists, and various perspectives in order to shape bills. . .
committees
the Supreme Court
voters
Which of the following is a TEMPORARY committee with BOTH House and Senate members?
select
conference
joint
standing
This committee's purpose is to resolve differences between bills. . .
joint
select
standing
conference
Members of the majority party with the longest, uninterrupted, service get to call 'dibs' on committee positions. . . this is known as:
caseworkers
the seniority system
regulatory agencies
select committees
These individuals inform the people, answer questions, and schedule press conferences. . .
caseworkers
admin assistants
press secretaries
the Library of Congress
Those in Congress work ALONE.
true
false
