The Legislative Branch Review
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- Q1
Who are members of congress responsible to and primarily have to answer to?
The President
Special Interest Groups
Their Constituents
Lobbyists
30s - Q2
Who is the leader of the House of Representatives
President Pro Tempore
Minority Whip
Majority Whip
Speaker of the House
30s - Q3
What is the main duty of the Judicial department?
To make the laws
To interpret what laws mean
To execute the laws
To imterpret the AOC
30s - Q4
What is representation based on in the House of Representatives?
Lottery System
1847 Law
Equal
Population
30s - Q5
What does permanent committees mean in Congress?
Committees that meet with both houses
Committees that always meet from term to term
Committees that only meet with the Senate only
Committees that meet with the House of Representatives only
30s - Q6
What principle of government is represented by having both the Senate and House of Representatives?
Popular Sovereignty
Checks and Balances
Rule of Law
Limited Government
30s - Q7
Which is a requirement of all members of Congress?
A member must live in the state that they represent
A member must be a U.S. Citizen for at least seven years
A member serves for a six year term
A member must be at least 30 years old
30s - Q8
What is a non-legislative power of Congress?
Impeaching a president
Passing a new gun law
Voting on a bill
Passing an immigration bill
30s - Q9
What clause is "Congress had the right to make laws that are necessary and proper..."
The Law Making Clause
The Impeachment Clause
The Elastic Clause
The Legislative Clause
30s - Q10
In order for a bill to reach the President, what must it pass through first?
Both Houses of Congress
The House of Representatives only
A standing committee
The senate only
30s - Q11
Who is the leader of the Senate when the vice president is absent?
The President Pro Tempore
The Speaker
Minority Whip
Majority Whip
30s - Q12
Why might a member of congress use a filbuster?
They are trying to stop the vote on a bill
They are trying to get a joint resolution
They are trying to talk a bill to its death
They are trying to introduce a bill
30s - Q13
The party with fewer members in congress is know as?
The majority party
The minority whip
The minority party
The majority whip
30s - Q14
What does Congress call the permanent committees that are always there term after term?
Joint Committees
Special Committees
Permanent Committees
Standing Committees
30s - Q15
What happens when the President holds a bill for 10 days at the end of a Congressional session?
A Pocket Veto
Veto
A Law
A Filbuster
30s