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This Amendment changed the way Senators were chosen and today we directly elect them 18th 17th 16th 15th

17th

How long is a term for a member of the House? 2 Years 4 Years 6 Years 8 Years

2 years

How many members are in Congress TOTAL? 435 538 100 535

535

How long is a term for a member of the Senate? 2 Years 4 Years 6 Years 8 Years

6 years

A first term member of the House of Representatives from North Dakota who wished to maximize opportunities for constituent service would be most likely to seek placement on which of the following committees? Rules Foreign Affairs Judiciary Agriculture Science and Technology

Agriculture

The Legislative Branch is outlined in what section of the Constitution Preamble Article V Article II Article I Article III

Article I

Which of the following Supreme Court cases involved the principle of "one person, one vote"? Mapp v. Ohio Roe v .Wade Gideon v Wainwright Baker v. Carr Korematsu v United States

Baker v. Carr

The people that House and Senate members represent in Congress. Impeach Redistricting Gerrymandering Reapportionment Constituents

Constituents

When a Congress member listens to his constituents and votes exactly how they want him to vote in D.C, he is acting as a _________________. Delegate Politico Partisan Trustee

Delegate

When a Congress member votes the way she believes is best for her constituents, even if it conflicts with their desires, she is acting as a ________________________ Partisan Trustee Delegate Politico

Delegate

When Congress creates national highways to cay out their power to regulate interstate trade, they are using what powers? Implied Inherent Delegated Expressed

Expressed

To which of the following congressional committees would a proposal to reform the national income-tax system initially be sent? House Appropriations Committee House Budget Committee Senate Finance Committee Senate Budget Committee House Ways and Means Committee

House Ways and Means committee

When Congress declares war, they are using what powers? Implied Delegated Inherent Expressed

Implied

This clause of the Constitution expands Congress' power by implying that they can pass any laws needed to cay out their expressed powers Commerce Clause Necessary and Proper Clause Full Faith and Credit Clause Implied Powers Clause

Necessary and proper clause

Congressional standing committees are best described as joint committees of the two houses of Congress advisory staff agencies committees created for each session specially appointed investigative bodies permanent subject-matter committees

Permanent subject-matter committees

When a Congress member sometimes votes in the way their constituents want and sometimes votes in the way they think is best for re-election, they are acting as a _________________

Politico

Leaders of the senate include: Speaker, Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Whips President of the Senate, Speaker, Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Whips Speaker, Pro Tempore, Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Whips President of the Senate, Pro Tempore, Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Whips

President of the senate, Pro Tempore, Majority leader, minority leader, whips

Congress must have a minimum number of members present in order to conduct business. This is called a: Forum Cloture Quorum Mandatory minimum

Quorum

Leaders of the house include President of the Senate, Speaker, Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Whips President of the Senate, Pro Tempore, Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Whips Speaker, Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Whips Speaker, Pro Tempore, Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Whips

Speaker, Majority Leader, Minority Leader, whips

These types of committees are temporary and created for a unique reason Joint Select Conference Standing

Standing

Which One? Read the following statements: In order to run for this chamber of Congress, you must be 30 years-old, a U.S citizen for 9 years, and live in the state that elects you. The Senate The House of Representative

The Senate

The Constitution states that all revenue bills must originate in The Office of Management and Budget A White House budget resolution The Congressional Budget Office The United States Senate The U.S. House of Representatives

The U.S. House of Representatives

The committee system is more important in the House than in the Senate The seniority system plays no role in the House and therefore committees must play a larger role Committee members are appointed by the President The Constitution mandates the type of committee structure in the House The majority party in the House prefers to give priority to the work of the committees The House is so large that more work can be accomplished in committees than on the floor

The house is so large that more work can be accomplished in committees than on the floor

Which One? Read the following statements: In order to run for this chamber of Congress, you must be 25 years-old, a U.S citizen for 7 years, and live in the district that elects you The House of Representative The Senate

The house of representatives

Which of the following statements about rules of procedure in the House and Senate is correct The rules are specified in Article I of the Constitution The rules in each chamber are determined by the majority whip. Debate by a determined minority in either chamber cannot be halted. The rules can be changed by the President during a national emergency The House operates more by formal rules, while the Senate operates more on informal understandings.

The house operates by more formal rules, while the senate operates more on informal understandings

Which of the following has decreased in Congress over the past twenty years? The power of subcommittees The cost of congressional elections The chances of members' reelection The influence of committee chairs The total number of congressional staff employees

The influence of committee chairs

Of the following, which is the most powerful figure in Congress? The Speaker of the House The Minority Whip of the Senate The Chair of the Senate Finance Committee The Majority Whip of the House The Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee

The speaker of the house

Which of the following statements about motions for cloture is true? Required to answer. Single choice. They are applied to bills that failed in the previous session of Congress. They force a bill out of committee so that the full House can vote on it They are used by senators to end a filibuster and bring a bill to a vote They occur whenever a bill is reported out of committee. They are applied only to appropriation bills.

They are used by senators to end a fillibuster and bring a bill to a vote

What power does the Vice President have in the Senate? They appoint the majority leader They provide the tie-breaking vote on bills They lead the floor debates. They appoint the chairmen of committees.

They provide the tie-breaking vote on bills

This position in both the House and Senate is responsible for gathering party votes: Whips Majority Leader Minority Leader Speaker of the House

Whips

The details of legislation are usually worked out in which of the following settings A subcommittee The majority leader's office The floor of the House Legislative hearings A party caucus

a subcommittee

Federal benefits that must be funded by Congress and must be paid to all citizens who meet eligibility criteria are called individual entitlements distributive benefits continuing appropriations tax expenditures discretionary appropriations

individual entitlements

Which of the following statements about gerrymandering is true? It can be used by a political party to draw boundary lines to control as many districts as possible It has been banned by United States Supreme Court decisions beginning with Baker v.Carr. It ensures liberal control of the House of Representatives. It guarantees greater constituency control over elected representatives. It was used traditionally to maintain urban control of the House of Representatives.

it can be used by a political party to draw boundary lines to control as many districts as possible

The power of the Rules Committee in the House of Representatives rests on its authority to choose the chairs of other standing committees and issue rules for the selection of subcommittee chairs determine the procedures by what nominations by the President will be approved by the House initiate all spending legislation and hold budget hearings place a bill on the legislative calendar, limit time for debate and determine the type of amendments allowed Choose the President if no candidate wins a majority in the electoral college

place a bill on the legislative calendar, limit time for debate and determine the type off amendments allowed

The term "pork barrel" refers to legislation specifically designed to ensure the careful inspection of farm goods and other foodstuffs provide funding for local projects that are intended to benefit constituents distribute excess produce to the poor encourage a balanced federal budget equalize representation between farming and nonfarming states

provide funding for local projects that are intended to benefit constituents

The role of a conference committee in Congress is to reconcile differences in bills passed by the House and Senate hold hearings on proposed legislation oversee the actions of the executive branch of the government conduct hearings that make information available to the public decide which bills should be considered by the full Senate

reconcile differences in bills passed by the house and senate

Most of the bills introduced in the House and the Senate are then killed in the Rules Committee referred to committee but never sent to the full Congress voted down during the amendment stage of the floor debate passed by one chamber but not the other passed by both chambers but vetoed by the President

referred to committee but never sent to the full congress

Nominations to the Supreme Court must be approved by a two-thirds vote in the House of Representatives only simple majority vote in the Senate only two-thirds vote in the House of Representatives and the Senate and a majority of the sitting justices on the Supreme Court simple majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate two-thirds vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate

simple majority vote in the senate only

Congressional district boundaries are usually redrawn every ten years by the state legislatures House Rules Committee Bureau of the Census President Federal Election Commission

state legislatures

A major difference between the House of Representatives and the Senate is that each state has equal representation in the House but not in the Senate judicial nominations originate in a House committee revenue bills must originate in the Senate there is unlimited debate in the Senate but not in the House filibusters are possible only in the House

there is unlimited debate in the senate but not in the house