Legislative Branch Test Review

Who advises floor leaders of the number of votes that can be counted on in an upcoming vote?

How many members are there in Congress?

A law that can't pass on its own so is attached to an important bill certain to pass is called

Procedure that may be used to limit or end floor debate in a legislative body

Process of revising the geographic boundaries (congressional districts) within a state

Which of these expressed powers allows Congress to seize private property for public use?

The length of time elected officials serve in office

Which power of Congress is shared with the Executive Branch, but primarily held by Congress?

Least number of members who must be present for a legislative body to conduct business

What made it so that a sitting Congress could not give itself a raise?

Permanent committee to which bills in a specified subject are referred

A proposal presented to a legislative body for possible enactment as a law

The period of time during which a legislative body conducts business

If a bill is vetoed by the President, Congress can override the veto with

How much of the Senate is up for re-election every 2 years?

Which is NOT one of the 4 describing characteristics of most people in Congress?

The redistribution of political representation based on population changes

How many members does each state get in the House of Representatives?

To be eligible for election to the Senate, a person must be

Committee created for a limited time to serve a specific purpose (AKA special committee)

What happens if no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes in a Presidential election?

How many members does each state get in the Senate?

Legislative committee composed of members of both houses

A Congressman currently in office in an election year is referred to as

What is the PRIMARY purpose of committees?

The Reapportionment Act of 1929 limited the number of representatives in the House to _____.

Reapportionment is done every ____ years in conjunction with the _______

What is the MAIN job of Congress?

Which committee has the power to speed up, delay or even prevent floor consideration of a bill?

Division of existing committee that is formed to address specific issues

In order to be eligible to run for the Senate, a person must have been a U.S. citizen for

In the House of Representatives, where does a bill go after the first floor reading?

Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 main types of committees?

A population count done every 10 years

Committee created to reconcile differences between the two houses' versions of the same bill 

Who is the presiding officer in the House of Representatives?

Which of the following is NOT an option for the President when he receives a bill?

The major difference in the lawmaking process between the House and Senate lies in

When a bill is finished, it must be identical in both houses or it gets sent to

Where is the majority of the work done on a bill?

Which Constitutional clause are ALL of Congress' implied powers derived from?

In the event of a tie vote in the Senate, who casts the tie-breaking vote?

In which house can a filibuster be used?

A person who believes Congress has ONLY the powers expressly given to it in the Constitution is

The person responsible for monitoring and marshalling votes in Congress is the

Removing a Congressman from office mid-term requires

Congressional districts illegally drawn to advantage a particular party and/or candidate

What is an attempt to endlessly debate a proposed bill to stall or delay a vote called?

A legislative body composed of two houses

The Senate is structured after