stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
House and Senate Quiz Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
House and Senate Quiz
House and Senate Quiz
15 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
890 plays
#legislativebranch
Flashcards
15 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
15
Answers
1
Creating unequal voting districts is called ______________________.
census
censure
bicameral Legislature
gerrymandering
2
This person is in charge of the US Senate
President Pro Tempore
Speaker
VicePresident
Whip
3
Members of Congress
may
be arrested for this offense even while serving.
murder
tax evasion
bribery
treason
4
The budget-making work in Congress is completed by this office
Congressional Budget Office
Government Printing Office
Government Accountability Office
Library of Congress
5
The process of setting up revised congressional districts is called ____________
redistricting
surveying
censuring
gerrymandering
6
The minimum number of people necessary to conduct business is a ___________
posse
mob
majority
quorum
7
US Senators terms are for _________ years.
six
life
four
two
8
This group tends to favor social welfare programs
Communist
Republicans
Wall Street
Democrats
9
Bills receive a Title and Number at this point in the process
Writing
Intorduction
First Reading
Approval
10
This group tends to favor big business
Wall Street
Communists
Republicans
Democrats
11
The term bicameral means
Representative Democracy
Two chambers
Republic
Two wheels
12
These people's main job is to keep party members in line.
President
Speaker
Leader
Whip
13
This person controls the House calendars.
Majority Leader
President Pro Tempore
Minority Leader
Speaker of the House
14
The main function of each house of Congress is to ________________.
make laws
legislate the executive branch
write procedures
get reelected
15
Talking a bill to death is a tactic called a _______________
stall
debate
filibuster
veto