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- 1. Drag and Drop
Congress is bicameral because the (a)
Framers believed that 535 members wFramers intended to make it the mosFramers modeled it after the EnglisFramers sought a compromise on the - 2. Drop Down
A congressional override of a presidential veto is
(a)
easily accomplished.
impossible.
likely.
rare. - 3. Multiple Choice
Congress is considered a bicameral body because
it has 535 members.
it has two parts.
the Great Compromise established equal representation in the House.
the legislative branch is more powerful than the executive branch.
- 4. Multiple Choice
The seniority system is
based on the age of each senator.
not related to committee chairpersons.
universally accepted by both political parties.
used by party leaders to make committee assignments.
- 5. Drag and Drop
Which of the following is a part of the lawmaking process?
(a)
checking the power of the president
debating bills on the floor of Congressapproving presidential appointments
performing casework
- 6. Drag and Drop
After being introduced on the floor, a bill moves to (a)
the appropriate standing committee.floor debate.the president’s desk.a roll-call vote. - 7. Multiple Choice
A filibuster can be ended by
floor debate.
a roll-call vote.
three-fifths of the senators voting for cloture.
a two-thirds vote of the members.
- 8. Drop Down
The leader of the House of Representatives is the (a)
majority leader.Speaker of the housevice president.whip. - 9. Drag and Drop
If something happens to the president and the vice president, who is next in line for the office of president?
(a)
the majority leader
the Senate’s presiding officer
the Speaker of the Housethe whip
- 10. Multiple Choice
If the president takes no action on a bill for ten days while Congress is in session, the bill
dies.
goes back to Congress.
becomes a joint resolution.
becomes law.
- 11. Multiple Choice
During the writing of the Constitution in 1787, delegates from the smaller states wanted
each state to have equal representation.
the judicial branch to be the most powerful of the three branches.
the president to be part of Congress.
votes in Congress to be based on population.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Each term of Congress is divided into
535 members of Congress.
a joint session.
a ten-year census
two sessions.
- 13. Drag and Drop
Representation in the House is based on
(a)
financial resources.
geographical area.
population.the will of the people.
- 14. Multiple Choice
The power of Congress to draft people into the armed forces is a(n)
enumerated power.
expressed power.
implied power.
money power.
- 15. Drag and Drop
A major reason that lawmakers spend so much time on casework is that it
(a)
gains them national recognition.
helps the finances of their state.
helps them get reelected.is a stepping stone to the presidency.
- 16. Fill in the Blank
The house that has stricter requirements to run for office is _____.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Lawmakers _______________ federal grants and contracts for their states.
campaign against
have direct control over
often compete to get
usually try to cut
- 18. Multiple Choice
In which order are the following actions taken on congressional bills?
committee action → floor action → conference action
conference action → floor action → committee action
floor action → committee action → conference action
floor action → conference action → committee action
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