Legislative Branch Unit Review

Question 1

To divide congressional districts into political units that give one party an unfair advantage

Accepted Answer

Gerrymandering

Question 2

How long are the terms for Representatives?

Accepted Answer

2 years

Question 3

After a president is impeached...

Accepted Answer

the Senate holds a trial

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a possible outcome for a bill in committee?

Accepted Answer

Committee sends the bill directly to the president

Question 5

How long are terms for Senators?

Accepted Answer

6 years

Question 6

How many seats are in the House of Representatives?

Accepted Answer

435

Question 7

Something added to a bill that is not related to the bill.

Accepted Answer

Rider

Question 8

Proposed legislation to be voted on by Congress.

Accepted Answer

Bill

Question 9

What is the name of the American legislature?

Accepted Answer

Congress

Question 10

When the Vice President is not present, who presides over the Senate?

Accepted Answer

President Pro Tempore

Question 11

The president can sponsor a bill.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

What is the difference between standing committees and select committees?

Accepted Answer

Standing committees are permanent; select are temporary

Question 13

The people and interests that an elected official represents.

Accepted Answer

Constituency

Question 14

Acting in a way that benefits your political party.

Accepted Answer

Partisanship

Question 15

Representation in the Senate is based on what?

Accepted Answer

Equal Representation

Question 16

To charge a public official with wrongdoing while they are in office.

Accepted Answer

Impeachment

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a requirement to be a Representative?

Accepted Answer

Being born in the US

Question 18

The top official in the House of Representatives

Accepted Answer

Speaker of the House

Question 19

The minimum number of members that must be present to conduct House or Senate business.

Accepted Answer

Quorum

Question 20

Party member responsible for gathering votes for a bill.

Accepted Answer

Whip

Question 21

The impeachment process must begin in the Senate.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

A closed meeting of the members of each party.

Accepted Answer

Caucus

Question 23

The chamber of Congress that is based on popular representation.

Accepted Answer

House of Representatives

Question 24

Distribution of seats in the House of Representatives

Accepted Answer

Apportionment

Question 25

Subgroups in Congress that help spread out the workload.

Accepted Answer

Committees

Question 26

The Vice President is also the President of the Senate.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

The president's rejection of a bill that was passed by Congress.

Accepted Answer

Veto

Question 28

A group of people with the power to make or change laws

Accepted Answer

Legislature

Question 29

Official count of the population in each state.

Accepted Answer

Census

Question 30

Once a bill gets to the floor, markups and riders can no longer be added.

Accepted Answer

False

Legislative Branch Unit Review

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Legislative Branch Unit Review

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