WorksheetsAGC Unit 3 EOC Review - Congress
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 54mins
How many years is a Senate Term
2
4
6
8
How many years is a Representative's Term?
2
4
6
8
How many members total make up the Senate?
435
50
100
535
How many members total make up the House of Representatives?
435
538
100
535
How often could reapportionment occur?
Every 2 years
Every 4 years
Every 8 years
Every 10 years
The part of the Constitution that describes the legislative branch is _________________-
Preamble
Article I
Article II
Amendments
How frequently does the Census happen?
5 years
10 years
3 years
1 year
How is the number of members in the House of Representatives determined?
Equality
How big the state is
The state's population
The President picks
Where can a bill be filibustered?
The White House
The House of Representatives
The Senate
The Wild West
Which article of the US Constitution sets up the powers and responsibilities of the Legislative Branch?
Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
What is the purpose of the Conference Committee?
House and Senate members conference over whether killed bills should return to floor action
It sets the parameters for floor debate on a bill in the House
Members of the House and Senate come together to determine a compromise between the House and Senate versions of a bill
Members determine whether or not a bill is worthy of floor action
Every state has at least ___________ Representative
0 - States with low population are not guaranteed their own Representative
1
2
7
Congress may override a presidential veto with a
majority vote
3/4 vote
2/3 vote
unanimous vote
To run for senator, you must
be at least 25 years old
be at least 30 years old
have been a US Citizen for fifteen years
have a law degree
A proposed law is called a _______________
veto
congress
bill
unconstitutional
Who leads the Senate when the Vice President cannot be there?
Speaker of the House
Majority Whip
Chief Justice
President Pro Tempore
What is a bicameral legislature?
a provision attached to a bill that bears little relationship to the bill’s main topic
petition
concurrent
quorum
Congressional action used in certain unusual circumstances that follows the same procedures as a bill and has the force of law if passed by both houses and signed by the president
Congressional actions without the force of law that are passed by both houses to address matters that affect the operations of both chambers
rider
conference
concurrent resolution
joint resolution
a document that a majority of House members sign to force a bill out of committee
when all House members become members of a single committee to allow the House to function when many members are at hearings or are otherwise absent
the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid.
a committee formed when the House and Senate must reconcile different versions of the same bill
an indirect veto that takes place when the president does not sign a bill within 10 days, during which time Congress adjourns
Imagine a new healthcare bill is being proposed in the House of Representatives. What is the role of the Rules Committee in this context?
To vote on the final passage of the healthcare bill
To introduce the healthcare bill
To decide when and how the healthcare bill is debated on the floor
To draft the healthcare bill
Imagine the President receives a bill regarding environmental protection. If the President does nothing with this bill for 10 days while Congress is in session, what happens?
The bill is returned to Congress
The bill becomes law
The bill is vetoed
The bill is automatically discarded
During the development of a new environmental policy, what can happen to the bill in the committee stage?
It can be amended
It can be tabled
It can be passed
All of the above
Membership in committees is determined by ___ and expertise.
Age
Political Appointment
Seniority
Geographic Location
Which committee is often called the traffic cop of the House of Reps?
conference committee
rules committee
debate committee
filibuster committee
The majority of work for Congress takes place in ___
within congressional districts
in conference committees
On the Senate and House floor
In standing committees
What is the main reason Congress creates committees?
divide the overwhelming congressional workload
educate new members
override presidential vetoes
determine leadership positions
What do we call permanent panels that report on policy issues in both houses?
Select Committees
Conference committees
Standing Committees
Join committees
Committees in Congress are created and organized by ___.
seniority
political party
subject matter
financial cost
Which measure ends a filibuster by limiting debate in the Senate?
Who has the power of the purse, meaning they set the budget and control the money?
The President
The Senate
Congress
The Supreme Court
What is required for the House to impeach a sitting official?
A) A 2/3 majority vote
B) A simple majority vote
C) Unanimous consent
D) A presidential approval
What does "Log rolling" refer to in the legislative process, as discussed in the group project by Francheska and Cole?
The process of printing the bill for distribution.
The act of physically moving the bill to the voting chamber.
Convincing fellow politicians to vote with you on your bill and promise to return the favor.
Removing all amendments from a bill before it is passed.
Revenue bills . . .
must begin in the House of Representatives
must begin in the Senate
can begin in either the House or the Senate
can only be introduced by the president
Who determines which House committee receives which bill?
Vice President
Party Whip
House Minority Leader
Speaker of the House
For a bill to become a law, it must...
receive a majority vote in both chambers and then be signed by the president
receive a majority vote in the house and then be signed by the president
receive a majority vote in the senate and then be signed by the president
The presiding officer in the House of Representatives
Vice President
Minority leader
Majority leader
Speaker of the House
The presiding officer in the Senate
Vice President
Majority leader
Minority leader
Speaker of the House
the upper house of Congress; membership is equal among states
President
House of Representative
Congress
Senate
Which chamber of Congress is elected based on population?
Senate
House of Representatives
The President
The people represented by members of a law-making body are called...
Constituents
Filibuster
Congress
Committees
A person who tries to influence members of Congress to pass certain laws are called...
Filibuster
Committees
Lobbyists
Gerrymandering
In 36 states, who usually draws district boundaries?
The House of Representatives
The Senate
The Supreme Court
State legislatures
The process of drawing congressional districts to the advantage of a political party is called
incumbent advantage
reapportionment
gerrymandering
censure
Which Supreme Court decision allows for judicial oversight of redistricting by state legislatures?
Marbury v. Madison
Westbury v. Sanders
Baker v. Carr
Miranda v. Arizona
Which house of Congress has the sole power of impeachment?
Only the Supreme Court
Both houses
Senate
House of Representatives
The landmark Supreme Court cases Baker v. Carr and Wesberry v. Sanders resulted in
desegregation of schools
one person, one vote
gerrymandering
two term limit for Congress
Which part of the Connecticut (Great) Compromise benefited states with large populations?
Proportional representation in the House of Representatives
Equal representation in the Senate
No representation
Direct election of Senators
Which Amendment provides for the direct election of Senators?
17th Amendment
19th Amendment
16th Amendment
20th Amendment
Which landmark Supreme Court expanded Congress's powers to include implied powers?
Wesberry v. Sanders
Gibbons v. Ogden
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
In which landmark Supreme Court case did the Court rule Congress has the sole power to regulate interstate commerce?
Gibbons v. Ogden
McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
