Chapters 8-9

The congressional right to rebuke a congressman for misconduct is called the

Reprimand

Where do all revenue bills originate?

The house

Which amendment created the income tax?

16th

What year was citizenship granted to native Americans?

1924

How many times has the House of Representatives chosen the president?

2

Which amendment granted three electoral votes to the District of Columbia?

23rd

How many representatives are in the house?

435

A declaration that lacks the authority of law and merely express congressional opinion is called

A resolution

Congress can compel a person to appear before it by issuing a legal order called

A subpoena

which presidents have been impeached? 2 answers

Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton

Which article of the constitution addresses congress?

Article 1

Which section of the constitution gives congress the power to propose amendments to the constitution?

Article 5

Which of the following is NOT a requirement for serving as a member of the senate?

Be elected by the House of Representatives

Before 1913, how were U.S senators selected?

By state legislature

Which of the following is NOT a position of leadership in Congress?

Chief Justice

What type of committee is temporary, has members from both houses, and works out a compromise agreement on a bill that has emerged from both houses in different forms?

Conference committee

The first amendment serves as the basis for what kind of powers?

Denied

What is a tax on an import called?

Duty

Powers of congress that are listed in the constitution are called

Enumerated powers

What term means a tax on the sale of goods produced within the United States?

Excise tax

What kind of money has value in only because the national government says it does?

Fiat money

Which is NOT one of the major stages a bill must go through to be approved?

Filibuster stage

Which Supreme Court case confirmed the federal government's power to regulate interstate commerce?

Gibbons v Ogden

Where do all revenue bills originate?

House of Representatives

Formally charging top government officials with "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors" is called

Impeachment

The necessary and proper clause is the source for many of the ________ powers of congress

Implied

Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?

Legislative

What is the most powerful position of leadership in the house?

Majority leader

What is the most powerful position of leadership in the senate?

Majority leader

What is the primary power of congress?

Make the law

Senatorial approval of a treaty is called

Ratification

What is the redrawing of congressional district lines to reflect population shifts called?

Reapportionment

The statement "powers not delegated to the United States nor prohibited to the states belong to the states respectively, or to the people" established what kind of powers?

Reserved

Which congressman holds the record as the longest serving senator in the history of American government?

Robert Byrd

Impeachment trials are conducted by the

Senate

Which permanent committee is generally more powerful than the other types of committees?

Standing committees

Some congressional committees are ad hoc, meaning they are

Temporary

Who determines the leadership in Congress?

The majority party

Which position in the House of Representatives is the only one named in the constitution?

The speaker of the house

Who serves as president of the senate?

Vice President of the United States

Which Supreme Court decision affirmed congress's power to regulate agricultural production?

Wickard v filburn

representatives in the house are elected on an "at large" or statewide basis t/f

false

the president of the US has the power of line-item veto t/f

false

which of the following committees are permanent? 2 answers

joint and standing committees

after the vice president, the speaker of the house is next in line of presidential succession t/f

true

congress has not declared most of america's wars t/f

true

logrolling occurs when members of congress support each other's pork-barrel projects t/f

true

Who was George Washington's secretary of the treasury during his first term?

Alexander Hamilton

What state is most heavily represented in the house at 53 members?

California

Senate proceedings that scrutinize the president's appointees to policymaking positions are called

Confirmation

How often must a census be taken?

Every 10 years