Membership & Qualifications
If something happens to the President and Vice President, who is next in line? (#10)
a. Speaker of the House
b. Secretary of State
c. Secretary of Defense
d. President Pro Temper of the Senate
a. Speaker of the House
Who is a voter that a member of Congress represents?(#22)
a. Constituent
b. Seniority
c. Lobbyist
d. Rider
a. Constituent
According to the graphic organizer, what does congress have the power to do regard with money? (#20)
a. to coin money
b. to establish post offices
c. to make laws
d. to regulate commerce
a. to coin money
The leader of the house of representatives is (#4)
a. Majority Leader
b. Senator
c. Vice President
d. Speaker
d. Speaker
To talk a bill to death is called what? (#16)
a. Roll-call vote
b. Voice vote
c. Pocket veto
d. Filibuster
d. Filibuster
Each term of Congress is divided into…(#15)
a. 535 members
b. a joint session
c. a ten-year census
d. Two sessions
d. Two sessions
A count of the population is called a… (#17)
a. Census
b. Regulate
c. estimate
d. draft
a. Census
Congress has many powers but does not have the power to... (#25)
a. Collect taxes
b. Regulate Commerce
c. Favor one state over another
d. Establish post offices
c. Favor one state over another
How many senators represent each state (#5)
a. One senator per state
b. Two senators per state
c. Three senators per state
d. Fifty senators per state
b. Two senators per state
What is gerrymandering? (#6)
a. drawing district lines to favor one party
b. a type of congressional committee
c. the process of counting votes
d. a method of selecting committee chairs
a. drawing district lines to favor one party
A twenty-eight-year-old citizen could be elected…(#13)
a. to the house or the senate
b. to neither house of congress
c. Only to the house of representatives
d. Only to the senate
c. Only to the house of representatives
What is the elastic clause? (#14)
a. a law that limits congress
b. a rule for president
c. a clause that allows congress to stretch its powers
d. a type of committee
c. a clause that allows congress to stretch its powers
The power of congress to suggest amendments to the Constitution is a(n).. (#24)
a. Enumerated Power
b. Expressed Power
c. Implied Power
d. Nonlegislative Power
d. Nonlegislative Power
Congress is considered bicameral because (#3)
a. it has 535 members
b. it has two parts
c. the Great Compromise established equal representation in the House
d. the Legislative Branch is more powerful than executive branch
b. it has two parts
Who decides when a committee will meet? (#18)
a. The president
b. The minority leader
c. The entire committee votes
d. The committee chairperson
d. the committee chairperson
Who are the only two presidents to be impeached? (#19)
a. George Washington & Abraham Lincoln
b. Andrew Johnson & Bill Clinton
c. Jimmy Carter & Andrew Johnson
d. Bill Clinton & Theodore Roosevelt
b. Andrew Johnson & Bill Clinton
Today, how many members are there in the House of Representatives? (#8)
a. 400 members
b. 100 members
c. 535 members
d. 435 members
d. 435 members
According to the graphic organizer, how does Congress support national defense? (#21)
a. by setting up post offices
b. by coining money
c. by regulating commerce
d. by supporting the military
d. by supporting the military
What determines the number of representatives each state has? (#7)
a. The state's size
b. The states's population
c. The state's Wealth
d. The president decides
b. The state's population
The president's power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days (#23)
a. pocket veto
b. Impeach
c. Roll-call Vote
d. Filibuster
a. Pocket Veto
What qualifications do both houses of Congress have in common? (#12)
a. members must be born in the united states
b. Members must be at least 30 years old
c. Members must graduate college
d. Members must live in the state they represent
d. Members must live in the state they represent
What does impeach mean? (#9)
a. override a presidential veto
b. passing a new law
c. to be chosen to serve on a congressional committee
d. accusing an official of wrongdoing
d. accusing an official of wrongdoing
powers of congress listed in the constitution is called (#11)
a. Expressed Powers
b. Nonlegislative power
c. Implied Powers
d. Census
a. Expressed Power
Congress is divided into 2 houses called (#1)
a. Senate & House of Commons
b. House of Representatives & Senate
c. White House & Congress
d. House of Representatives & Committees
b. House of Representatives & Senate
What is a select committee? (#2)
a. a permanent committee
b. a committee that includes both houses
c. a temporary committee for special issues
d. a committee led by the president
c. a temporary committee for special issues