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1
Who is the current Speaker of the House?
Nancy Pelosi
Newt Gingrich
Paul Ryan
John Boehner
2
What political Party controls the House of Representatives?
Democrats
Independents
Republicans
3
How many members to the House of Representatives does Minnesota have?
5
2
7
8
4
How many members are needed in the House to have a quorom in a Committee of the Whole?
100
150
200
50
5
Illegally drawing a district to give one political party an advantage over another is?
Census
apportionment
gerrymandering
reapportionment
6
Which way of legislating laws has to do with doing what your districts wants?
Delegates
Trustees
Partisan
Politicos
7
How long do you have to be a US citizen to become a US Senator?
5 years
9 years
7 years
11 years
8
True or False Most bill die in committees.
False
True
9
What fraction of votes are needed to override a presidential veto by Congress?
1/2
2/3
4/5
3.4
10
True or False The House of Representatives uses Filibusters for debate.
True
False
11
What do we call the people a politician represents?
Constituents
Party Caucus
Whips
Appropriation
12
On January 3rd or every odd year, Congress starts a new what?
term
off year election
special session
session
13
Until the 17th Amendment, Senators where chosen by whom?
House of Representatives
President
People
State Legislatures
14
Why is the Senate known as a continious body?
less members
longer terms
more members
staggered elections
15
Federal Income tax coming out of your paycheck is an example of what?
Indirect Tax
Direct Tax
16
What Political Pary currently controlls the Senate?
Independents
Democrats
Republicans
17
How do you stop a filibuster?
cloture
Quorom
discharge petition
Rider
18
How many members are there in the US Senate?
218
100
50
435
19
Which house confirms Presidential appointments?
Senate
House of Representatives
20
Which Judicial powers does Congress NOT have?
power to define federal crimes
power to create federal courts
power to provide for punishments for federal law
power to override the Supreme Court
21
How many Senators does each state have?
1
2
Depends on Population
4
22
These people favored a broad interpretation of the constitutional powers given to Congress.
Liberal Constructionsists
Strict Constructionsists
23
Who is the current Senate Majority Leader?
Mitch Mcconnell
Harry Reid
John Boehner
Paul Ryan
24
What committees are created for specific purpose of investigating something topical?
Conference Committees
Joint Committees
Standing Committees
Select Committee
25
What do we call a Congress made up of two houses?
national legislature
congressional leglislature
bicameral legislature
constitutional legislature
26
How old do you have to be to be a member of the House of Representatives?
30
20
35
25
27
Who has the power to impeach?
Senate
House of Representatives
President
Supreme Court
28
The main reason Congress creates committees is to?
divide the workload
introduce new bills
educate new members
create party power bases
29
What term of Congress are we currently in?
114th
115th
113th
112th
30
Who is the current Representive for Minnesota's 1st District.
Al Franken
Amy Klobuchar
Tim Pawlenty
Tim Walz
31
How many long is a Senator's Term?
2 years
6 years
4 years
8 years
32
What supreme court case established the right of Congress to use the implied powers?
Marbury vs Madison
Roe vs Wade
McCulloch vs Maryland
Wesberry vs Sanders
33
How many Members are there in the House of Representatives?
100
50
218
435
34
How often does the US take a census? (counts all the people)
5 years
20 years
15 years
10 years
35
How does Congress blast a bill out of Committee?
Rider
Quorom
Cloture
Discharge petition
36
What fraction of Congress are needed to Propose an Amendment to the Constitution?
3/5 of both houses
2/3 of both houses
1/2 of both houses
1/3 of both houses
37
The oversight function of Congress allows them to check on what?
State Governments
Executive Branch
Other countries
Judicial Branch
38
What gives Congress the right to regulate business interactions between states?
impeach
legal tender
eminent domain
commerce power
39
How long do you have to be a US citizen to be a member of the House of Representatives?
5 years
3 years
9 years
7 years
40
True or False Expressed powers are specifically given to Congress by the Constitution.
True
False
41
Who are Minnesota's two US Senators?
Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar
Tim Walz and Tim Pawlenty
Al Franken and Tim Walz
Amy Klobuchar and Tim Walz
42
How old do you have to be to be a US Senator?
30
35
25
40
43
Which is not an option of the president when he receives a bill from Congress.
use a pocket veto
sign the bill after 15 days
veto the bill
sign the bill within 10 days
44
How long are terms for the US House of Representative?
8 years
6 years
4 years
2 years
45
What gives the government the right to take private property to build a interstate highway?
Subpeonas
Quorom
necessary and proper clause
eminent domain
