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Review for the Legislative Branch Test
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1
The Speaker of the House is a member of which branch of government?
Parliamentary
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
2
Most of the bills introduced in the House and the Senate are then:
passed by both chambers but vetoed by the President
killed in the Rules Committee
passed by one chamber but not the other
referred to the committee but never sent to the full Congress
3
How many years is a Senators term of office?
4 years
8 years
2 years
6 years
4
What is the Vice President’s only Constitutional responsibility?
To wave at crowds during the election
To be President of the Senate, and vote to break ties when needed
To make the President’s breakfast every day
To take over as the Secretary of State
5
The Legislative branch consists of how many chambers?
None of these
3
2
4
6
Who are the two U.S. Senators who represent the State of Missouri in the U.S. Senate
Cori Bush & Josh Hawley
Nicole Galloway and Mike Parsons
Eric Schmitt and Josh Hawley
Claire McCaskill & Roy Blunt
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This gives Congress the power to make laws and respond to the current times, is also known as
the filibuster
the elastic clause/necessary and proper clause
the free trade and laws clause
the government clause
8
What is the best action for a citizen to take to get the law passed?
Write a long tweet about it.
contact his representative in Congress about his idea
Start a petition on Change.org
Share the idea with friends and co-workers
9
Who is the President Pro Tempore of the Senate?
Patty Murray
Chuck Grassley
Josh Hawley
Nancy Pelosi
10
How are Senators elected?
Voters in each state
State legislatures
Vice President
Electoral College
11
What happens every 10 years that helps us determine House of Representatives Districts?
Censure
Census
Quorum
Filibuster
12
How many seats are in the House of Representatives?
535
435
100
450
13
What is the name of a proposed law?
A great idea
Reapportionment
A filibuster
A bill
14
How long is a House of Representatives term?
2 years
None of these
4 years
6 years
15
Which of these events triggers the reapportionment of seats in the House of Representatives?
A census conducted every 10 years
The election of a new President
A change in House leadership
the election of representatives every 2 years
16
Who represents the people of Missouri’s 1st Congressional district in the House of Reps?
Wesley Bell
Cori Bush
Josh Hawley
Claire McCaskill
17
Before a bill can be sent to the president, both chambers of Congress must vote to
Approve the same version of the bill
Have the Vice President vote to approve it
Have a 2/3 majority in favor of the bill
18
A two thirds (2/3) vote in both chambers/house of Congress and can override a what?
an executive order
filibuster
presidential veto
presidential pardon
19
What is used to end a filibuster?
Puprosing a new law
Quorom
Veto
Cloture
20
How many Senators are in the Senate?
535
435
100
270
21
How are the number of seats in the Senate determined?
The number of seats depends on each state’s population
The Constitution specifies the exact number of seats
Set by the number of people in America
Congress fixed the number of seats in 1930
22
The Senate can end a filibuster using this
cloture
quorum
filiender
veto
23
The power to ratify treaties is only given too who?
Vice President of the United States
U.S. Senate
President of The United States
U.S. House of Representatives
24
Where must “spending requests for the general welfare” originate?
The President
The House of Representatives
The Senate
The Supreme Court
25
Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?
Travis Nissenbaum
Nancy Pelosi
Mike Johnson
26
What is the main function of the legislative branch?
To make laws
To enforce laws
To interpret laws
To define laws
27
A conference committee is made up of members from both the
Majority and minority parties
Legislative and Judicial branches
Speaker of the House & Vice President
House and Senate
28
How are the seats in the House of Representatives divided among the states?
Determined by the number of square acres of the state
2 per state
By population
By popularity
29
For a bill to become a law, what happens after both houses of Congress pass it?
the president vetoes it
the president signs it
the vice president signs it
Supreme Court declares it Consitutional
30
Which examples best describes Gerrymandering
Stall tactic used in the Senate to prevent a vote on a bill
The practice of new Senators being sworn in
The practice of new Representatives being sworn in
district boundaries drawn up, that helps one political party
