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Some major Senate Committees are: (choose one)
armed services and foreign relations
appropriations and finance
judiciary
all the above
2
What are the age requirements to be a Representative in Congress?
25 years old
40
30 years old
35 years old
3
How many senators total?
100
40
20
60
4
If a pocket veto happens to a bill, what is the next step?
It is considered vetoed and nothing can be done
The judicial branch must get involved
It automatically becomes a law
The bill must reenter the House and Senate to try again
5
The president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate is:
The majority leader
Held by the most senior member of the majority party
The vice president
The minority leader
6
What is the final step before a national bill becomes a law?
The Senate approves the bill
The President signs the bill
Mr. D approves it
The Supreme Court votes on it
7
What do Conference Committees do?
Have lunch together
Have pizza parties in the conference room
Resolve differences in bills
Have conferences as a committee
8
What are the two types of congressional bills?
Congressional Bills & Private Bills
Private Bills & Duck Bills
Public Bills & Duck Bills
Public bills & private bills
9
All of the following are powers of Congress EXCEPT:
Regulate inter state commerce.
Enforce laws
Coin money.
Declare War.
10
What is the main objective of a congressional caucus?
to prevent the overrun of cactuses in congress
to vote for the president
to vote on bills
draw attention to legislation issues or legislation agenda
11
How many seats are there in the House of Representatives?
435
500
345
100
12
What does a Congressional Committee do?
Reviews proposed bills
Deals with specific problems and issues
"Irons out" the differences of the Bill
Does the work that couldn't be done on the floor.
13
Congressional standing committees are best described as
Permanent subject-matter committees
Joint committees of the two houses of Congress
Specially appointed investigative bodies
Committees created for each session
14
The President has to _______ a bill to become a law.
do nothing to
veto
thumbs up
sign
15
The Senate Majority Leader works with this position to manage legislative business.
Majority Whip
Senate Minority Leader
House Majority Leader
President Pro-Tempore
16
What are the two chambers of Congress?
Chamber of Secrets & Ministry of Magic
Senate & House of Representatives
Democrats & Republicans
House of Senators & The Representatives
17
The president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate is:
Held by the most senior member of the majority party
The majority leader
The vice president
The minority leader
18
What is the 1st step in the process of how a bill becomes a law?
The bill is sent to the Senate floor.
The bill gets vetoed.
The bill passes with a majority vote.
The bill gets introduced into H.O.R or the Senate.
19
Before a law becomes a law, it is a:
amendment
nothing
paper
Bill
20
Which isn't a power of the legislative branch?
Ratify treaties
Enact taxes
Veto laws
Set budget
21
What is a veto?
Acceptance of a Bill
Rejection of Bill
Bill being discontinued after 10 days
Random yelling in golf
22
How many TOTAL legislators are there in the legislative branch?
535
235
335
435
23
Who makes up the Legislative Branch ?
Senate and President
The government
President
House of Representatives and Senate
24
Who makes up Joint Committees?
Both houses formed to conduct investigations
Michael Jordan
Trump
Ronald McDonald
25
In a pocket veto...
Prez doesn't act on bill having less than 10 days to do so
The Prez does not act on a bill within 10 days
The Prez vetoes a bill within 10 days
Prez signs the bill into law
26
Who serves as the presiding officer in the Senate?
Vice President
President
Speaker of the House
Attorney General
27
All of the following play a leadership role in the House of Representatives EXCEPT
The Majority Whip
The Speaker
The Rules Committee Chairman
The President Pro Tempore
28
What are the 3 requirements to be eligible to run for the House of Representatives?
40 year old, US citizen for 4 year, A resident of that state
35 year old, US citizen for 8 year, A resident of that state
25 year old, US citizen for 9 year, A resident of that state
30 year old, US citizen for 1 year, A resident of that state
29
Which of the following can the Legislative branch do?
Vote on a bill and declare law unconstitutional
Veto a law and Review law
Sign bill into law and review law
Review a bill and Vote on bill
30
Which is
NOT
true about the legislative branch?
Only branch that can change laws
Is appointed for life
Can impeach judges of the Supreme Court
Chosen by congress
31
Who are the most significant leaders in the House and Senate respectively?
Majority Leader, President pro tempore
Majority Leader, Majority Leaderr
Speaker, Party Whips
Speaker, Majority Leader
32
Which type of congressional committee is permanent?
Select committee
Standing committee
Constitutional committee
Conference committee
33
The president pro tempore usually acts as the Senate's presiding officer because
none of these
the Vice-President is usually busy with executive duties
both of these
it is a constitutional requirement
34
Which branch is discussed in Article 1 of the Constitution?
Legislative
Federal
Executive
Judicial
35
What is a Pocket Veto?
President keeps a veto stamp in his back pocket
Mr. Hanley writes you an M.I.R.
Barack Obama is president again
When the president stops a bill by keeping it for ten days
36
What are the requirements for office in the Senate?
Ivy League Grad
US citizen for at least 7 years
resident of state he or she represents
Be at least 35 years old
37
the Party Whip
Chairs sessions of the Dail and keeps order there
Stands in for Taoiseach when he is absent
Makes sure all people in political party know how to vote
Is leader of Government
38
Continue the order of how a bill becomes a law: Someone thinks of the bill, then it's proposed-
It goes from the title, to top left, top right, bottom left.
Voted on to pass the bill to the Senate, who does the same-
Proposed in congress, introduced in the hopper, Committee-
Sent to Committee, subcommittee analyzes it, sent to floor, vote sent on
39
What are the powers of congress?
Implied only
Expressed only
Super powers
Legislative; Implied; Expressed
40
How can the legislative branch check the judicial branch?
They can impeach judges from office
They can veto the rulings of Supreme Court
They can declare the judges rulings as unconstitutional
They can refuse to pay judges on the Supreme Court
41
What is the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
The Vice President
Senate officer who takes over when the VP is absent
He develops criticisms for majority party’s bills
A hobo
42
How many houses must a bill go through before it becomes a law?
3
1
none
2
43
What is the 4th step in how a bill becomes a law? (C.3.9)
Conference committee
The Bill is sent to the other house.
Submitted to the President
Debate and vote
44
What are the requirements for being a Senator?
30 years of age; citizen for 9 years must live in state
25 years old; citizen for 7 years; live in the state
No requirements
40 years old; 10 years a citizen; must be alive
45
If the President ignores a bill that has passed through Congress, how many days until it becomes a law.
12
14
10
this never happens
46
Who is the most powerful leadership person in the House of Representatives?
The Majority Whip
The Majority Leader
The Vice President
The Speaker of the House
47
Which of the following is NOT true of congressional committees?
A conference committee is a permanent committee in the HR
Senior members get preferential treatment for assignments
They are designed to represent Congress at large
Standing committees are permanent
48
How is Congress able to pass a bill after the President vetoes it?
They meet in committee and plot revenge.
They pray the President forgets about it for 10 days.
They rewrite the bill and try again.
They override the veto if 2/3 of the members vote in favor of the bill.
49
In the law making process the president can... a bill
Like and subscribe
Veto
DESTROY!!!!!!
Aprove
50
Some major House Committees are: (choose all that apply)
armed services
rules
appropriations
ways and means/taxation
