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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the 3 requirements to get into the House of Representatives?30 years old, citizen for 9 years, live in the state you represent30 years old, citizen for 7 years, live in the state you represent25 years old, citizen for 9 years, live in the state you represent25 years old, citizen for 7 years, live in the state you represent
- 2. Multiple ChoiceCreating the military, establishing rules of citizenship and regulating foreign trade are all examples of Congress' -Expressed PowersConcurrent PowersImplied PowersReserved Powers
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich is an important characteristic of a joint committeeThe public is invited to participateIt has both House and Senate membersThe President sits in on the meetingsGovernors sit in on the meetings
- 4. Multiple Choice
According to Article II of the United States Constitution, all federal impeachment proceedings must start in the ____________________ and the subsequent trial is to be conducted by the ____________________.
Senate; House of Representatives
House of Representatives; Senate
Senate; Supreme Court
House of Representatives; Supreme Court
- 5. Multiple Choice
The elastic clause of the United States Constitution gives Congress the power to...
“make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces;…”
“regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes;…”
“lay and collect taxes, duties, imports and excises,…”
“make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers,…"
- 6. Multiple Choice
The most powerful person in the House of Representatives is_______
Majority Leader
Speaker of the House.
Vice President
Majority Whip
- 7. Multiple Choice
After a bill is introduced in the House of Representatives, what is the next step in the legislative process?
The bill is referred to a committee.
The majority party votes to support or not to support the bill.
The Speaker of the House decides to ignore the bill or take action.
The bill is introduced in the Senate, because both houses must consider all bills.
- 8. Multiple Choice
“Congress shall have power . . . to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers. . . . ”
-Article I, section 8
Establishment Clause
Elastic Clause
Advise and Consent Clause
Free Exercise Clause
- 9. Multiple Choice
The power of the Rules Committee in the House of Representatives rests upon its authority to -
choose the chairs of other standing committees and issue rules of the selection of subcommittee chairs
initiate all spending legislation and hold budget hearings
place a bill on the legislative calendar, limit the time for debate, and determine the type of amendments allowed
choose the President if no candidate wins a majority in the Electoral College
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following governmental bodies is most directly responsible to the people who elect them?
the House of Representatives
the Senate
the President
the Supreme Court
- 11. Multiple Choice
Bills may be introduced in either house of Congress with the exception of ____ bills, which must originate in the House of Representatives.
agricultural
revenue
foreign aid
military
- 12. Multiple Choice
Permanent committees dealing with such matters as agriculture, finance, and foreign policy are known as -
select committees
conference committees
joint committees
standing committees
- 13. Multiple Choice
True of false: The founding fathers expected the legislative branch to be the most important branch.
True
False
- 14. Multiple Choice
True or false: Expressed powers means the powers are directly stated in the Constitution.
True
False
- 15. Multiple Choice
Temporary committees appointed for the specific purpose of investigating a particular issue are called
join committees
select committees
standing committees
investigating committees
- 16. Multiple Choice
After a presidential veto of a bill, Congress may
sign the bill, and it becomes law
override the bill if one house of Congress approves it
override the president's veto with a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress
pocket veto the bill, thereby allowing it to become law without the president's signature
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a step that a proposed bill would encounter on its journey through Congress?
The bill is debated
the bill is voted on, at which time it may pass or be defeated
the bill may be assigned to a subcommittee
the bill is introduced by a president or by a member of the executive branch
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow many members are there in the House of Representatives?135235335435
- 19. Multiple ChoiceIf elected to the House of Representatives, how many years is a term?2468
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is one qualification that is the same for both houses of Congress?You cannot live in the state you representYou must live in the state you representYou must be a citizen for 7 yearsYou must be at least 30 years old
- 21. Multiple Choice
What is the primary purpose of the Congress and the Senate?
To eliminate the excesses of the Presidency
To make and pass laws needed by the American People
To control the budget of the Federal Government
They don't have any real purpose other than getting paid and making taxes
- 22. Multiple Choice
What is a filibuster?
When a Senator votes against his party on a bill
When a Senator refuses to let a bill get through committee
When a Senator continues to talk, preventing a vote on a bill, forcing the other party to kill the bill
When a Senator decides to retire midway through his term of office
- 23. Multiple Choice
What does the Elastic Clause mean?
A statement in the U.S. Constitution granting Congress has the right to pass any and all laws that seem necessary.
Congress gets to play with rubber bands
The powers suggested without being said
- 24. Multiple ChoiceIf nobody get to the majority of the electoral college votes, who chooses the Vice President?Speaker of the HousePresidentHouse of RepresentativesSenate
- 25. Multiple Choice
For a bill to become a law, it must...
receive a majority vote in both chambers and then be signed by the president
receive a majority vote in the house and then be signed by the president
receive a majority vote in the senate and then be signed by the president
- 26. Multiple Choice
People who try to persuade legislators and officials to support a bill
Lobbyists
Constituents
Filibuster
Pocket Veto
- 27. Multiple Choice
Groups composed of legislators who divide work based on the subject of the bill
Interest Groups
Filibuster
Rider
Committee
- 28. Multiple Choice
What is a pigeon-hole or pocket veto?
the President ignores the bill for 10 days, and Congress can pick it back up and pass it
the President ignores the bill for 10 days, knowing that Congress is not going to be in session, so they cannot pick the bill back up
- 29. Multiple ChoiceSomeone who was born outside the United States and became a US citizen can become a US SenatorTrueFlase
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which branch or branches of the national government can declare war?
a. The executive branch only
b. The executive and legislative branches
c. The legislative branch only
d. The legislative and judicial branches
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