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Chapter 6 Test Civics

Quiz by Kristin Anderson

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  • Q1
    a population count taken by the Census Bureau
    electoral college
    category
    census
    count
    60s
  • Q2
    a person from a legislator’s district
    representative
    constituent
    senator
    gerrymander
    60s
  • Q3
    an oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group
    special interest group
    gerrymander
    filibuster
    60s
  • Q4
    in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the political party to which more than half the members belong
    group leader
    committee
    minority party
    majority party
    60s
  • Q5
    in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the political party to which fewer than half the members belong
    minority party
    majority party
    lobbyists
    60s
  • Q6
    permanent committees that continue their work from session to session in Congress
    lobbyists
    special interest groups
    standing committees
    60s
  • Q7
    years of service, which is used as a consideration for assigning committee members
    seniority
    cloture
    oldest
    ex post facto
    60s
  • Q8
    powers that Congress has that are specifically listed in the Constitution
    implied powers
    franking privilege
    expressed powers
    60s
  • Q9
    powers that Congress has that are not stated explicitly in the Constitution
    implied powers
    pocket veto
    ex post facto
    expressed powers
    60s
  • Q10
    clause in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to make all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out its expressed powers
    joint resolution
    elastic clause
    writ of habeas corpus
    limited powers
    60s
  • Q11
    to accuse government officials of misconduct in office
    gerrymander
    cloture
    kick out
    impeach
    60s
  • Q12
    a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person
    standing committee
    writ of habeas corpus
    filibuster
    60s
  • Q13
    a law that punishes a person accused of a crime without a trial or a fair hearing in court
    elastic clause
    bill of attainder
    filibuster
    60s
  • Q14
    a law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed
    bill of attainder
    ex post facto
    checks and balances
    60s
  • Q15
    representative of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making
    lobbyist
    senator
    representative
    constituent
    60s

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