WorksheetsTest: Legislative Branch
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Who is the current Speaker of the House?
Delegate
Census
Mike Johnson
Adjourn
Bicameral
Who is your current District 9 Representative H.o.R?
Darren Soto
Adjourn
Bicameral
Mike Johnson
Census
A count of the population
Census
Mike Johnson
Adjourn
Delegate
Bicameral
A person who votes according to his/her constituents wishes.
Bicameral
Mike Johnson
Census
Adjourn
Delegate
Allow members of Congress to mail letters for free
Census
Franking privilege
Mike Johnson
Adjourn
Bicameral
A person who votes according to constituent and party wishes as well as merit.
Politico
Mike Johnson
Census
Adjourn
Bicameral
A congressperson who votes with the party line
Mike Johnson
Bicameral
Adjourn
Census
Partisan
To bring a meeting to an end
Census
Mike Johnson
Bicameral
Delegate
Adjourn
A congressperson who votes according to their conscience
Adjourn
trustee
Bicameral
Mike Johnson
Census
Legislative body made of two chambers
Bicameral
Adjourn
Census
Mike Johnson
Delegate
To distribute congressional seats among the States based on their population
Constituency
Reapportion
Apportion
Gerrymander
Incumbent
To adjust the distribution of seats in the HR after each census
Incumbent
Constituency
Gerrymander
Apportion
Reapportion
To draw districts to the advantage of the political party in power
Gerrymander
Reapportion
Constituency
Apportion
Incumbent
The person who currently holds a political office
Gerrymander
Incumbent
Reapportion
Constituency
Apportion
Number of years in a senator’s term of office
Incumbent
Gerrymander
Apportion
Six
Reapportion
Number of senators from each State
Apportion
two
Incumbent
Gerrymander
Reapportion
At least 30 years of age; a citizen of the United States for at least nine years; an inhabitant of the State from which he or she is elected
Formal qualifications of a senator
Apportion
Gerrymander
Reapportion
Incumbent
The people and interests a member of Congress represents
Apportion
Constituency
Incumbent
Gerrymander
Reapportion
Name for a legislature in which all of the seats are never up for election at the same time
Continuous body
Reapportion
Apportion
Gerrymander
Incumbent
Who elects the Speaker of the House of Representatives?
the Senate
members of the opposite party
majority party members
all the people in a national election
Which type of Committee is permanent and concern major areas of government?
Subcommittee
Conference Committee
Standing Committee
Joint Committee
After both houses have approved a version of the bill where is it sent?
To a Conference committee
To a Sub committee
To a Standing committee
To the President
The expressed power to create naturalization laws.
Implies the power to pass laws protecting the disabled.
Implies the power to regulate and limit immigration
Implies the power to bar the shipping of dangerous materials in the mail.
Implies the power to punish tax evaders.
How do members of the Senate and House of Representatives represent the people of their state differently?
A senator is elected by the state legislature.
A senator represents a district in one part of the state.
A senator always represents the entire state.
A member of the House always represents the entire state.
What must occur before the full Senate can act upon a bill?
The Senate committee considering the bill decides whether to move it to floor consideration.
A majority of the Senate must vote for it to come to the floor.
The House of Representatives must pass the bill.
The House committee must pass it to the Senate committee.
What are the powers called that are granted to the federal government with the Necessary and Proper Clause of the Constitution?
Inherent powers
Expressed powers
Implied powers
Non-Legislative Powers
Which action is NOT done while a bill is in a committee or subcommittee?
Public hearings are held
Expert testimony is offered
Entire floor votes
Changes or additions to the bill
Which is NOT an expressed power?
Levy taxes, duties, and excises
Draft into the military
Regulate foreign commerce
Establish patent and copyright law.
What type of legislation is used for proposed amendments?
Bill
Joint Resolution
Concurrent Resolution
Simple Resolution
The process of how a bill becomes a law involves which of the following steps?
Introduction, committee review, debate, voting, and presidential approval
Direct voting by citizens, presidential signature, and immediate enforcement
Only approval by the president without any legislative process
A public referendum followed by a Supreme Court review
Florida’s two Senators and the party they both represent are:
Ashley Moody and Rick Scott, both Republicans
Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson, both Democrats
Rick Scott and Val Demings, both Democrats
Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, both Democrats
What is the difference in debating before the floor action between the H.O.R and the Senate?
There is no difference.
There is unlimited debate in H.O.R and limited debate in Senate.
There is unlimited debate in Senate and limited debate in H.O.R.
Debate only happens in the Senate and not in the H.O.R.
President Reject the bill.
Impeach
veto
cloture
perjury
The Power of the H.o.R has to charge the President.
Impeach
veto
cloture
perjury
Way to stop a Filibuster.
Impeach
veto
cloture
perjury
