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Roles and Membership of Congress
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This power allows the Courts to rule on the constitutonality of government laws and actions.
Executive Orders
Impeachment
Gerrymandering
Judicial Review
2
Name one of your senators.
Donald Norcross
Chris Christie
Frank Lautenberg
Cory Booker
3
For a bill to become a law it must be passed through which house?
Neither
The Senate
House of Representatives
Both
4
PETA and the NRA are examples of these, pressuring lawmakers to pass laws for their interests.
Interest Groups
Party Platforms
Party Groups
Political Parties
5
What is taken every 10 years to count population and apportion the seats of the House of Reps?
census
money
count
apportionment
6
What is the last step in the lawmaking process?
Presidential Action
The bill goes to the House of representatives
The bill goes to the Senate
The bill goes to Congress
7
Who decides the president if there were a tie in the Electoral College Process?
The Supreme Court
The current president
The Chief Jusstic
Congress
8
All of the following are powers of Congress except...
laying taxes
impeaching officials
ruling on the constitutionality of laws
declaring laws
9
What is your favorite class?
Social Studies
Science
Math
Language Arts
10
This person decides which committee to send a bill in the Senate.
Speaker of the House - Nancy Pelosi
President - Joe Biden
Presiding Officer of the Senate - VP Kamala Harris
Chief Justice - John Roberts
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In which step of the lawmaking process do members of Congress actually get to vote on laws?
The Presidential Action
The Floor Action
Introduction of Bill by member of Congress
Referral to a Committee
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These allow Americans to organize with like-minded. Main goal is to get their members elected.
pressure groups
political parties
electoral college
interest groups
13
This power gives the president the power to reject bills.
Viva La America
Gerrymandering
Veto
Judicial Review
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Where does Congress meet?
Court
The Washington Monument
The Capitol Building
White House
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How many senators does each state have?
435
2
50
100
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Which house benefits the larger states?
House of Reps
Senate
Congress
Both
17
What is the first step in the lawmaking process?
Floor Consideration
Presidential Action
Conference Committee
Introduction of Bill by member of Congress
18
Why do reps in the House serve 2 year terms
Why not?
To keep up with current events
To focus on longterm goals
To keep them close to the public
19
How long is the term in the House of Representatives?
6 years
4 years
No limit
2 years
20
All of the qualifications to run for the Senate except...
US Citizen for 9 years
Resident of state representing
30 + years of age
25 + years of age
21
This power allows Congress to act as the "watchdogs" of the government.
Congressional Powers
Congressional Oversight
Concurrent Powers
Reserved Powers
22
Which of these presidents has not been impeached?
Andrew Johnson
John Quincy Adams
Bill Clinton
Donald Trump
23
Which house of Congress benefits smaller states?
Congress
Both
House of Representatives
Senate
24
What do we call the stance that political parties take on current issues of the day?
Interest Groups
Republicans
Party Platforms
Democrats
25
All of the following are responsibilities of Congress except...
Overseeing Government Agencies
Making Laws
Helping Constituents
Enforcing Laws
26
From where does Congress derive its power?
The laws they pass
The American people
The President
The Constitution
27
How many seats does NJ have in the House of Reps?
12
435
14
535
28
When referring a bill in the House of Representatives, who decides which committee to send the bill to?
President - Joe Biden
Chief Justice - John Roberts
Speaker of the House - Mike Johnson
Presiding Officer of Senate - Kamala Harris
29
How long is the term of a senator?
no limit
2 years
6 years
4 years
30
What type of political party system do we use in the USA?
Multi Party System
3 Party System
Two Party System
One Party System
31
How many seats are there in the House of Reps?
435
100
535
12
32
What is the name of your rep in Congressional District One?
Robert Melendez
Donald Norcross
Chris Christie
Cory Booker
33
All of the following are reasonsthe Legislative Branch was considered the most important branch by the founders except..
It has absolute power over the other two branches
It is the longest Article of the Constitution
It is the 1st Article of the Constitution
It contains the most members
34
All of the following are checks on the legislative branch except...
9th and 10th Amendments
judicial review
bills
veto
35
What type of legislature is Congress
House of Reps
Bicameral
Senate
Unicameral
36
What determines the number of reps a state receives in the House of Reps?
Population
Electoral Votes
The President
Congress
37
This person is defined as a member of a district or a state.
citizen
resident
member
Constituent
38
What is the total number of Congressmen in Congress?
535
435
12
100
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Why do we use a two house system?
To make both the larger and smaller states happy.
To make the more populated states happy.
To balance power between the branches.
To make the less populated states happy.
