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Unit 2

Quiz by Peck

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  • Q1
    A bicameral legislative structure
    a division of a congress or state legislature that has two parts
    a separation of 3 houses: federal and state
    a house of delegates
    Congress
    30s
  • Q2
    Representation at the House of Representatives is based on:
    a fixed amount of senators
    regions
    percentage of taxes
    state population size
    30s
  • Q3
    One power that the Senate has is:
    approving treaties
    approving presidential appointments
    collecting taxes
    30s
  • Q4
    One special power of the House of Representatives would be
    establishing post offices
    they bring charges against a person for impeachment
    30s
  • Q5
    The final step of the lawmaking process would be
    The president signs the bill into a law
    goes to committee for discussion
    The House of Representatives vote on a bill
    that the bill is introduced in the Senate
    30s
  • Q6
    The Maryland General Assembly is responsible for
    coining money
    setting up state budgets
    Set up post offices
    Declaring war
    30s
  • Q7
    A referendum is:
    used when there is a tie in the state government
    a question that voters must answer on a ballot
    allows citizens to propose a law directly to the state legislature
    used when laws are about children
    30s
  • Q8
    When politicians use demographic data to study voting outcomes it influences
    who wins the superbowl
    your mom
    weather
    policies and programs that are needed for citizens
    30s
  • Q9
    The ___________________ is part of the legislative branch (at the national level)
    executive branch
    the cabinet
    supreme court
    senate
    30s
  • Q10
    The "elastic clause" gives Congress implied power to act in areas not specifically expressed in the Constitution at the time it was written. Congress is exercising its power under the "elastic clause" when it
    prohibits export taxes
    establishes a post office
    declares war on foreign nations
    authorizes the testing of nuclear weapons
    30s
  • Q11
    Over the past 50 years, many Americans have moved from Northeast and the Midwest to the South and West. As a result of this population shift, the South and the West have gained influence in
    the Senate
    the House of Representatives
    the Supreme Court
    the State Department
    30s
  • Q12
    Why might a state legislature chose to gerrymander?
    place a referendum on the ballot
    to add an amendment to the Constitution
    give one political party an advantage in an election
    Gain more House seats for your state
    30s

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