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Legislative Branch Review
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1
What is the number of our current U.S. Congress?
118th
112th
117th
114th
2
Who is the current governor of Illinois?
J.B. Pritzker
George Ryan
Rod Blagovich
Mark Kirk
3
Current U.S. Speaker of the House?
Kevin McCarthy
Nancy Pelosi
John Beohner
Mike Johnson
4
Where are delegated or expressed powers found?
Article 1, Section 9
Article 2, Section 8
Article 1, Section 7
Article 1, Section 8
5
A candidate already in office and is running for re-election?
Incumbent
Constituent
Loser
Quorum
6
These people represent interest groups?
Caseworkers
Constituents
Committee Staff
Lobbyists
7
Which of the following acts as a traffic officer in the U.S. House?
Rules Committee
Conference Committee
Standing Committee
Joint Committee
8
Current President of the Senate?
JD Vance
Paul Ryan
Barack Obama
Mitch McConnell
9
Population count taken every 10 years?
Censure
Popular Count
Census
Filibuster
10
Which of the following is not a special power of the U.S. Senate?
Approve appointments
Elect president if no candidate gets to 270
Elect vice president if no candidate gets to 270
Ratify Treaties
11
Which of the following amendments allows for direct election of U.S. Senators?
22nd
25th
17th
20th
12
Most ideas for bills come from which of the following?
State Legislatures
Interest Groups
College Professors
Citizens
13
What is a formal disapproval of a member of Congress?
Censure
Constituents
Quorum
Impeachment
14
What is the process called of determining if a state loses or gains seats in U.S. House?
Reapportionment
Quorum
Redistricting
Lobbying
15
When does a congressional term begin and end?
Jan. 20th
Jan. 3rd
March 4th
Nov. 3rd
16
Monopolizing debate in the U.S. Senate?
Quorum
Censure
Filibuster
Cloture
17
How many total electoral votes are there in a presidential election?
538
435
535
270
18
Who represents the 73rd District in the Illinois General Assembly?
Ryan Spain
Cheri Bustos
Neil Anderson
Win Stoller
19
How long is a term for a member of the U.S. House?
6 years
8 years
4 years
2 years
20
Which of the following conducts the trial during the impeachment process?
U.S. Senate
State Senate
State House
U.S. House
21
How many members are currently in the Illinois State Senate?
100
118
59
435
22
Who represents the 37th District as our state senator?
Dick Durbin
Li Arellano
Neil Anderson
Mike Smiddy
23
Which of the following amendments moved start date of congress to Jan. 3rd?
17th
20th
25th
22nd
24
Which of the following is not a special power of the U.S. House?
Charge during impeachment
Elect president in Electoral College
Write Tax Bills
Approve presidential appointments
25
Which house does the charging during the impeachment process?
U.S. House
U.S. Senate
State House
State Senate
26
How many members are there in the U.S. House of Reps?
535
100
538
435
27
Money spending bills?
delegated
appropriations
revenue
oversight
28
Who represents the 17th District in the U.S. House?
Cheri Bustos
Eric Sorenson
Bobby Schilling
Dick Durbin
29
How is a filibuster stopped?
Censure
Cloture
3/4 of the States
2/3 vote in Senate
30
Assistant floor leaders or assistant to the majority leader
Whips
Constituents
Minority Leader
Caseworkers
31
How many members are currently in the Illinois General Assembly?
435
100
59
118
32
People members of the U.S. Congress represent?
Censure
Caseworkers
Constituents
Voters
33
Every law starts as a _____________?
Bill
bi-partisan mess
Law
Lonely piece of paper
34
How long is a term for a U.S. Senator?
2 years
6 years
8 years
4 years
35
Which of the following is not a qualification of a U.S. Representative?
Resident of state
7 years as citizen
25 years old
Born a U.S. citizen
36
A minimum number of members needed to conduct business
Casework
Censure
Quorum
Filibuster
37
Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin?
State Reps
U.S. Senators from Illinois
U.S. Reps
State Senators
38
Money raising bills?
Oversight
Appropriations
Delegated
Revenue
39
Who is the President of the Senate?
Majority Leader
Speaker of the House
Vice President
Pro Tempore
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Which of the following is not a qualification for a U.S. Senator?
Citizen for 9 years
College Degree
30 years old
Resident of state
