WorksheetsQuiz Review - The Congress
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 22mins
Select all that apply to the House of Representatives
435 Members
100 Members
Min. 25 years old
Min. 30 years old
elected every 2 years
Select all that apply to the Senate
435 Members
100 Members
Min. 25 years old
Min. 30 years old
Term length 6 years
Determines how many seats in the House each state will have
reapportionment
filibuster
local elections
The Legislative Branch is
bicameral
unicameral
tricameral
a tactic used in the Senate to delay and even block legislation
filibuster
census
posture
The greater the population, the
more House seats a state will have
less House seats a state will have
more Senate seats a state will have
done every 10 years since 1790, used by state governments to draw new congressional maps
gerrymander
census
apportionment
instituted to break filibusters in the Senate, requires a _____ vote.
Cloture; 3/5
Apportion; 4/5
Elastic; 2/3
Debate is limited under this chambers rules.
House
Senate
Both
debate is unlimited in this chamber
House
Senate
Both
President of the Senate
Vice President
Speaker
Senate Pro-Tempore
Majority Leader
Presides over the House
Vice President
Speaker
Majority Leader
Minority Leader
Select the following powers that are enumerated to Congress by the Constitution
power to declare war
power to make laws
power of impeachment
power to create the space force
power to maintain societal order
When state legislatures draw maps, some may manipulate the lines ensure the map favors one political party over the other. This is called
gerrymandering
apportionment
filibustering
Select all that apply to the Senate
"continuous body"
1/3 elected every 2 years
conducts impeachment trial
brings charges of impeachment
must consider revenue bills first
Selects the President if no candidate wins a majority of the electoral college
House
Senate
Selects the Vice President if no candidate wins a majority of the electoral college
House
Senate
Select all that apply to the House
all members up for election every two years
1/3 elected every 2 years
conducts impeachment trial
brings charges of impeachment
must consider revenue bills first
After a national census has been taken, changes in population distribution cause the changing of congressional seats among the states. This effect is commonly called
Congressional districting
Gerrymandering
Reapportionment
Est. the principle of one person one vote, ensures that legislative districts are draw with roughly equal population
Reynolds v. Sims
Marbury v. Madison
Texas v. Jenson
Carter v. Jordan
The Vice President's only enumerated Constitutional Power
tie-breaking vote in the Senate
can break filibusters
selects committee chairpersons
powers naturally held by a the government of a sovereign state, though they aren't written in the Constitution, they are needed to conduct their business.
Inherent Power
Implied Power
Expressed Power
A proposed law is called a _______________
veto
congress
bill
responsible for drawing new congressional maps using data from the census
state legislatures
U.S. Congress
state governors
U.S. House
How can one senator prevent a bill from coming to a final vote?
with unanimous consent
with a cloture resolution
with a censure
with a filibuster
the act of manipulating legislative boundaries to favor one political party
gerrymandering
filibustering
censuring
redistricting
determines how many representatives each state will have in Congress
reapportionment
senate rule 22
partisanship
The main way to end a filibuster is by
a two-thirds vote of the Senate.
convening a conference committee.
voting the filibuster out of office.
filing a motion to invoke Cloture
fraction of senators up for reelection every 2 years
1/3
1/2
3/4
1/6
Significance of Baker v. Carr
courts could decide cases about how voting districts are drawn
schools could be segregated by race
states could tax imports
presidents can claim executive privilege
representation is proportional to population
House
Senate
Both
representation is equal for each state
House
Senate
Both
A Senator's attempt to "talk a bill to death"
Pocket Veto
Confederation
Filibuster
Pigeonhole
Which statement is true about the legislative branch of the government?
Congress is made up of three parts
Congress is responsible for making the laws
The president appoints the members of Congress
The members of Congress decide what the law means
Which of the following are a part of the legislative branch? (Select 2 answers)
Senate
House of Representatives
President
Supreme Court
Congress's power to coin money is
an elastic power
an enumerated power
an implied power
a nonlegislative power
Which of the following is not a power of the Congress?
To tax, to borrow money, to coin money.
To declare war and to raise and support armies.
To Make laws.
To appoint judges.
What Impeachment Power does the Senate have?
bring the charges
investigate the official
hold the impeachment trial
