WorksheetsChapter 11 Test
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a plan that called for bicameralism, or the division of legislators into two separate assemblies.
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
2.
called for a single-chamber Congress with equal representation and more state authority
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
3.
proposed a bicameral congress with members apportioned differently in each house. The upper house, the Senate, was to have two members from each state. In the lower house, the House of Representatives, membership would be proportional to the population in each state.
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Missouri Compromise
4.
age to serve in the house
a)
25
b)
30
c)
35
d)
none
5.
age to serve in the senate
a)
25
b)
30
c)
35
d)
none
6.
number of members in the house
a)
100
b)
235
c)
400
d)
435
7.
number of members in the senate
a)
100
b)
235
c)
400
d)
435
8.
term length for the house
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
9.
term length for the senate
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
10.
the manipulation of legislative district boundaries as a way of favoring a particular candidate
a)
jellymandering
b)
gerrymandering
c)
jerrymandling
d)
gerryhandling
11.
a power explicitly stated in the Constitution
a)
enumerated
b)
implied
c)
inherent
12.
one not specifically detailed in the Constitution but inferred as necessary to achieve the objectives of the national government.
a)
enumerated
b)
implied
c)
inherent
13.
power, while not enumerated or implied, must be assumed to exist as a direct result of the country’s existence.
a)
enumerated
b)
implied
c)
inherent
14.
clause” directs Congress “to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.”
a)
necessary and proper
b)
vested powers
c)
forgone powers
15.
A representative who sees him- or herself as a delegate believes he or she is empowered merely to enact the wishes of constituents.
a)
delegate model
b)
trustee model
c)
politico model
16.
A representative who understands their role to be that of a trustee believes he or she is entrusted by the constituents with the power to use good judgment to make decisions on the constituents’ behalf.
a)
delegate model
b)
trustee model
c)
politico model
17.
Members of Congress act as either trustee or delegate based on rational political calculations about who is best served, the constituency or the nation.
a)
delegate model
b)
trustee model
c)
politico model
18.
federal spending on projects designed to benefit a particular district or set of constituents
a)
pork barrel
b)
bacon barrel
19.
the leader of the house of representatives
a)
speaker
b)
president pro temp
20.
usually the most senior senator of the majority party—who presides over the Senate.
a)
speaker
b)
president pro temp
21.
where bills originate and most of the work that sets the congressional agenda takes place
a)
full house
b)
full senate
c)
committee
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