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
