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Legislative Branch Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When a judge determines if there is enough evidence for a trial, it is known as a ___.

a)

Write of Habeus Corpus

b)

Bill of Attainder

c)

Gerrymandering

d)

Cloture

2.

____ means that a person cannot be punished for doing something before it was considered a crime.

a)

Quorum

b)

Ex Post Facto Law

c)

Fillibuster

d)

Bill of Attainder

3.

To determine representatives based on the population is known as ___

a)

Apportioned

b)

Constituents

c)

Cloture

d)

Quorum

4.

The people being represented in a district are known as ___.

a)

Appropriations

b)

Constituents

c)

Fillibuster

d)

Quorum

5.

___ is to redraw districts in favor of one political party.

a)

Writ of habeus corpus

b)

Approtioned

c)

Appropriations

d)

Gerrymandering

6.

A vote in the Senate to end a filibuster is ___

a)

Cloture

b)

Quorum

c)

Bill of Attainder

d)

Ex Post Facto Law

7.

A ___ is the number of members required to make a vote valid.

a)

Constituent

b)

Gerrymandering

c)

Cloture

d)

Quorum

8.

A long speech to delay voting is a ____.

a)

Filibuster

b)

Bill of Attainder

c)

Writ of habeas corpus

d)

Ex Post Facto Law

9.

Which of the following are not in the Constitution but are Congressional powers due to the elastic or necessary and proper clause?

a)

Expressed Powers

b)

Reserved Powers

c)

Concurrent Powers

d)

Implied Powers

10.

Which of the following has the most members in Congress and can elect their own to lead?

a)

Majority Party

b)

Minority Party

c)

Junior Party

d)

Senior Party

11.

Which of the following are permanent, focus on a specific topic, and hold hearings, do research, listen to experts, etc. on a bill?

a)

Standing Committee

b)

Joint Conference Committee

c)

Select Committee

d)

Congressional Committee

12.

Collecting taxes, borrowing money, and declaring war are Congressional powers specifically listed in the Constitution. What are these known as?

a)

Implied Powers

b)

Necessary Powers

c)

Expressed Powers

d)

Non-legislative Powers

13.

Which of the following is true about a pocket-veto?

a)

Congress lets a bill sit for 10 days before sending it to the President

b)

A bill sits for 10 days and Congress is still in session; the bill dies

c)

A bill sits for 10 days and Congress is NOT in session; the bill becomes a law

d)

A bill sits for 10 days and Congress is in session, the bill becomes a law

14.

Which of the following refers to removing a public official from office?

a)

Initiative

b)

Referendum

c)

Recall

d)

Ordinances

15.

Which of the following is an effort by citizens to propose an idea for a law?

a)

Initiative

b)

Referendum

c)

Recall

d)

Ordinances

16.

Local laws and regulations that must be followed by a city, town, or county are known as ___.

a)

Referendums

b)

Ordinances

c)

Appropriations

d)

Initiatives

17.

Which of the following is an example of a non-legislative power?

a)

tax

b)

borrow money

c)

declare war

d)

impeachment

18.

In which of the following does the local government serve as both the executive and legislative branches?

a)

Mayor-Council Plan

b)

Commission Plan

c)

Council-Manager Plan

d)

General Assembly

19.

Which of the following is the most common type of local government?

a)

Mayor-Council Plan

b)

Commission Plan

c)

Council-Manager Plan

d)

General Assembly

20.

In which of the following is the city manager hired by the city council?

a)

Mayor-Council Plan

b)

Commission Plan

c)

Council-Manager Plan

d)

General Assembly

21.

Which of the following is the President NOT allowed to do to a bill?

a)

override the veto

b)

veto the bill

c)

sign it into law

d)

pocket-veto

22.
From where do local governments get their authority?
a)
State Governments
b)
US Government
c)
US Constitution
d)
Amendments to the US Constitution
23.

Which of the following is the largest unit of local government?

a)

cities

b)

towns

c)

counties

d)

townships

24.

Which of the following refers to citizens voting to approve state legislation?

a)

Recall

b)

referendum

c)

Initiative

d)

Veto

25.

A two part or two house legislature is referred to as which of the following?

a)

Bicameral

b)

unicameral

c)

assembly

d)

senate

26.

Which of the following is temporary and handles issues in Congress needing special attention?

a)

Select Committee

b)

Standing Committee

c)

Conference Committee

d)

Joint Committee

27.

Income collected from taxes and other sources is known as ___

a)

Precints

b)

THEFTS

c)

Municipality

d)

Revenue

28.

Which of the following has 435 members based on population?

a)

US House

b)

US Senate

c)

NC House

d)

NC Senate