Legislative Words
The ___________________ limits the power of the government.
A) Creative Investment
B) Executive Branch
C) Stop Sign
D) Separation of Powers
Separation of Powers
The Senate has been nicknamed the ________ because they are fewer in number and serve longer terms. They also have more national prominence.
A) Lower House
B) Upper Home
C) Smaller House
D) Upper House
A) Upper House
The salary for a U.S. Congress Member is _____________ a year.
A) $174,000
B) $87,000
C) $189,000
D) $172,000
A) $174,000
Each bill starts out as an idea, and these ideas can come from Congress, Private Citizens, or from the __________.
a) Judges of the Court
b) Local Mayors
c) White House
d) American Deli
C) White House
The ______ is taken once every ______.
A) Census; 5 Years
B) Cold Call; 10 Years
C) Census; 10 Years
D) Calling; 7 Years
C) Census; 10 years
_______________ helps keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
A) Checks and Balances
B) Chips and Salsa
C) Cookies and Milk
D) Checks and Balenciagas
A) Checks and Balances
The Current U.S. Senators for MS are:
A) Millie Bobby Brown
B) Roger Wicker
C) Cindy Hyde Smith
D) Roger Sherman
B) Roger Wicker
D) Cindy Hyde Smith
Our current Speaker of the House is ___________.
A) J.D. Vance
B) Mike Johnson
C) Cris Kringle
D) Cayden Purnell
B) Mike Johnson
** STEAL FROM ANOTHER TEAM **
Every bill must start out and be introduced by a _______________.
A) Citizen
B) Politician
C) President
D) Congressman
D) Congressman
*** TRIPLE POINTS ***
(Consult With Your Team. NO Choices for This. You Have Thirty Seconds)
The number of representatives for each state is based on ___________. This choice was inspired by the _____________, which we studied in Unit Two.
Population; Virginia Plan (OR you could say the Connecticut Compromise/Great Compromise)
**STEAL FROM ANOTHER TEAM**
A __________ is when government projects or grants benefit the home state or district of a member of Congress.
A) Piggy Bank
B) Casework
C) Pork Barrel Project
D) Legislation
C) Pork Barrel Projects
A) Seven
B) Two
C) Four
D) Six
D) Six
"_________" means "years of service."
A) Membership
B) Seniority
C) Leadership
D) Ethic
B) Seniority
After a bill is introduced, each bill is then sent to the __________ that seems most qualified to handle it.
A) Subcommittee
B) Team
C) Committee
D) Submarine
C) Committee
The House of Representatives is known as the lower house because it is _________ to the needs of their constituents.
A) Funnier
B) Higher
C) Closer
D) Stopping
C) Closer
States may gain or lose representatives in the House of Representatives based on the census. This is called _________.
A) Gerrymandering
B) Reapportionment
C) Displacement
D) Reordering
B) Reapportionment
** DOUBLE POINTS **
The primary focus of U.S. Senators is the concerns of their state ___________.
A) Governors
B) Constituents
C) Legislature
D) Taxes
B) Constituents
The ____________ gives Congress the authority to stretch its power and do whatever is "necessary and proper" to do their job.
A) Enumerated Powers
B) Elastic Clause
C) Expressed Clause
D) Elastic Powers
B) Elastic Clause
**DOUBLE POINTS**
A __________ is a 3/5ths vote which ends a filibuster in the Congress.
A) Closure
B) Closet
C) Cloture
D) Cleature
C) Cloture
The CURRENT Speaker of the House is Representative ________________.
A) Dwayne Johnson
B) Magic Johnson
C) Michelle Johnson
D) Mike Johnson
D) Mike Johnson
_____________ Powers are powers that are specifically given to Congress in the Constitution.
A) Unenumerated
B) Legislated
C) Inenumerated
D) Enumerated
D) Enumerated
(MULTIPLE RESPONSE)
Select the requirements to be a U.S. Senator:
A) Must be at least 25 Years of Age
B) Must live in the state you represent
C) Must be a citizen of the U.S. for at least nine years.
D) Must be a supporter of the President in office.
B) Must live in the state you represent
C) Must be a citizen of the U.S. for at least nine years.
**STEAL FROM ANOTHER TEAM**
Legal tender (coins or bills) did not come into existence until ______.
A) 1865
B) 1861
C) 1869
D) 1860
B) 1861
** STEAL FROM ANOTHER TEAM **
After the members of the House of Representatives & Senate approve of the bill, ______________ occurs, the final step in the process.
A) Presidential Action
B) Presidential Closure
C) Presidential Ignorance
D) Presidential Archery
A) Presidential Action
There are __________ members in the House of Representatives.
A) 435
B) 430
C) 535
D) 100
A) 435