House of Representative
How many years must one be a US citizen to be a member of the House of Representatives
a. 25
b.7
c.9
7
Powers specifically stated in the Constitution in Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1-17.
a. Conference Committee
b. Expressed Powers
c. Implied Powers
When the President does nothing to a bill for 10 days and Congress ends it's session.
a. Pork-barrel project
b. veto
c. pocket veto
pocket veto
Kevin McCarthy is
a. Speaker of the House
b. Majority Leader
c. Minority Leader
Minority Leader
When a committee chairperson ignores a bill and it "dies"..
a. pigeonhole
b. bicameral
c. veto
pigeonhole
How many members are there in the House of Representatives?
A. 30
B 100
C. 435
435
How many Senators are in the Senate?
A. 30
B. 100
C. 435
100
Which is the political party to which more than 1/2 of the members belong to?
a. Majority party
b. Minority party
c. seniority
Majority Party
What do we call people who seek to benefit especially through legislation?
a. gerrymander
b. filibuster
c. special interest group
special interest group
A two house legislature is called..
a. indocameral
b. bicameral
c..seniority
bicameral
When senators and representatives meet together but it is NOT to work on a bill, it's called...
A. Select Committee
B. Standing Committee
C. Joint Committee
Joint Committee
How many years must one be an American citizen to be a member of the Senate?
A. 30
B. 9
C. 7
9
Powers granted to Congress in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18.
a. seniority
b. expressed powers
c. implied powers
implied powers
Who leads the committee AND can pigeonhole bills?
a. Committee Chairperson
b. Majority Leader
c. Speaker of the House
Committee Chairperson
What is a temporary committee is called?
select committee
Who sets the House Agenda?
a. Speaker of the House
b. Majority Leader
c. Majority Whip
Speaker of the House
Who resides over the Senate when the Vice President is not there?
A. President Pro Tempore
B. Minority Whip
C. Minority Leader
President Pro Tempore
Which allows a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when committed?
a. franklin privilege
b. ex post facto law
c. joint resolution
ex post facto law
Nancy Pelosi is the ____________
a. Speaker of the House
b. President Pro Tempore
c. Majority Leader
Speaker of the House
What is a permanent committee called?
standing committee
How old do you need to be to be a US Representative?
25
How old do you need to be to be a US Senator?
30
To formally accuse an official (President or judge) of misconduct.
a. impeach
b. filibuster
c. veto
impeach
A committee of senators and representatives together meant to iron out the differences in a bill is called:
a. standing committee
b conference committee
c. joint committee
conference committee
What is a speech that is used to prevent the adoption of a measure called?
filibuster