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Ch. 5 Legislative Branch
Ch. 5 Legislative Branch
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1
All of the following are requirements for the Senate EXCEPT
be a US citizen by birth
be a citizen for at least 9 years
at least 30 years old
from the state you represent
2
What is the main reason why people choose not to vote?
think their vote doesn't really matter
have no idea who the people are
too busy
don't care
3
How many members of the House must be present to conduct business?
538
100
435
218
4
What is the term length for a Senate member?
4 years
2 years
6 years
unlimited
5
The Census is done every 10 years
False
True
6
Does the Vice President take part in Senate debates?
No
Yes
7
Who is the current Speaker of the House?
Jefferies
Johnson
Grassley
McCarthy
8
How many votes total does the electoral college have?
538
435
218
100
9
This grants IMPLIED powers to the Congress to make laws not mentioned in the Constitution
ex post facto
Supremacy Clause
Westbury v Sanders
Elastic Clause
10
What is the point of a filibuster?
how the Senate votes to expel a member
to annoy the other members of the Senate
how judges are confirmed
to delay a vote
11
What are constituents?
people running for office
an organized group that tries to influence the government
people who are represented by a Congressional member
members who are part of committee groups
12
Who has the "power of the purse" in our government?
congress
courts
states
president
13
Give both of Wisconsin's senators
Kind
Baldwin
Johnson
Krug
14
Redrawing of boundaries to benefit a specific party
gerrymandering
constitutency
filibuster
censure
15
Cruz once read "Green Eggs and Ham" in his filibuster to the Senate
True
False
16
There are 435 members in the Senate
False
True
17
What does bicameral mean?
having 2 court sections
having 2 houses
having 1 house
two areas in parliament
18
a rider is a provision added to a bill that has little to do with the original topic
False
True
19
How many votes for electoral college does Washington DC have?
3
2
none, they are not a state
1
20
Who is the minority party in the Senate right now?
Republican
Green Party
Democrat
Independent
21
What is the term of office for a House of Representative member?
3 years
2 years
6 years
4 years
22
Who is the newest member of the Supreme Court?
Jackson
Barrett
Kavenaugh
Ginsberg
23
The current congress holds the record for the most women ever
True
False
24
2030 will be the next census year
True
False
25
When are elections for the President, Senate, and House of Representatives?
depends on the state
January
November
August
26
The case of Westbury v Sanders decided that
gerrymandering is illegal
there must be an electoral college in presidential elections
congressional districts must be roughly equal in population
reapportionment needs to be done every 10 years
27
Senate members must win a statewide election while House members must win a local one
False
True
28
Who does the electoral college elect?
mayor
governor
sheriff
President and vice-president
29
What is Pork Barrel spending?
allowance of a bribe that will go to the state that signs the bill first
allowance of pet projects being added to a bill to get it to pass
allowance of a kickback that will go to Senators that sign the bill
allowance of extra cash to go to states that signed the bill into law
30
Someone on the Senate will only serve for 2 years before they are up for the vote.
False
True
31
This is a closed meeting at the beginning of a congressional term to pick leaders
committee of the whole
standing committee
party caucus
party whips
32
All of the following presidents have been impeached by the H of R. Which resigned before being removed by the Senate?
Nixon
Johnson
Clinton
Trump
33
The House of Representatives is often known as the "millionaires club"
True
False
34
The House minority leader is
Schumer
Grassley
Johnson
Thume
35
The job of a whip is to encourage members of the other party to vote a specific way
True
False
36
Speaker of the House is decided by the ____ party
majoirity
minority
37
House members numbers are set at 435
False
True
38
The House member that represents district 3 in Wisconsin is Van Orden
False
True
39
Who is the senior member of the minority party in the Senate?
McConnell
McCarthy
Schumer
Leahy
40
Censure is used to punish members of the Supreme Court by Congress
True
False
41
What does reapportionment mean?
redistribution of House seats based upon the census
the census needs to be done every 10 years
gerrymandering is illegal
redistribution of Senate seats based upon the census
42
How many districts does the state of Wisconsin have?
6
8
7
9
43
Removal of a government official due to misconduct is known as
apportionment
gerrymandering
impeachment
filibuster
44
A senate member must be at least 30 years of age
True
False
45
This is how someone can vote to end a debate
quorum
cloture
subpoena
filibuster
46
There are 20 standing committees in Congress
False
True
47
How many members must be present to hold a quorum?
100
50
150
75
48
Senate members were not voted in by the people until the passage of the ____ amendment.
19th
18th
16th
17th
