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Legislative Branch Review
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Assistant floor leaders or assistant to the majority leader
Whips
Minority Leader
Caseworkers
Constituents
2
What is a formal disapproval of a member of Congress?
Impeachment
Constituents
Censure
Quorum
3
Bills that spend money
oversight
appropriations
revenue
delegated
4
When does a congressional term begin and end?
Nov. 3rd
Jan. 3rd
March 4th
Jan. 20th
5
How many electoral votes are need to win a presidential election?
435
270
538
535
6
A candidate already in office and is running for re-election?
Quorum
Constituent
Loser
Incumbent
7
Where are delegated or expressed powers found?
Article 1, Section 8
Article 2, Section 8
Article 1, Section 7
Article 1, Section 9
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Every law starts as a _____________?
Lonely piece of paper
Law
bi-partisan mess
Bill
9
What is the process called of determining if a state loses or gains seats in U.S. House?
Lobbying
Quorum
Redistricting
Reapportionment
10
Most ideas for bills come from with of the following?
State Legislatures
Interest Groups
Citizens
College Professors
11
What is the number of our current U.S. Congress?
114th
116th
112th
113th
12
A minimum number of members needed to conduct business in Congress
casework
censure
filibuster
quorum
13
Which of the following conducts the trial during the impeachment process?
U.S. House
State Senate
U.S. Senate
State House
14
Population count taken every 10 years?
Censure
Filibuster
Census
Popular Count
15
How long is a term for a member of the U.S. House?
2 years
6 years
4 years
8 years
16
Which of the following is not a special power of the U.S. Senate?
Elect president
Elect vice president
Ratify Treaties
Approve appointments
17
How is a filibuster stopped?
Censure
Cloture
3/4 of the States
2/3 vote in Senate
18
Current President of the Senate?
Barack Obama
Mike Pence
Mitch McConnell
Paul Ryan
19
Which of the following is not a qualification for a U.S. Senator?
30 years old
Resident of state
Citizen for 9 years
College Degree
20
Monopolizing debate in the U.S. Senate?
Cloture
Quorum
Censure
Filibuster
21
How long is a term for a U.S. Senator?
4 years
2 years
8 years
6 years
22
Who is the President of the Senate?
Vice President
Pro Tempore
Majority Leader
Speaker of the House
23
These people represent interest groups?
Lobbyists
Committee Staff
Caseworkers
Constituents
24
How many members are there in the U.S. House of Reps?
538
100
535
435
25
Bills that raise money
appropriations
revenue
delegated
oversight
26
A minimum number of members needed to conduct business
Quorum
Casework
Censure
Filibuster
27
The people members of the U.S. Congress represent?
Caseworkers
Censure
Constituents
Voters
28
Who are the current Senators for Alabama?
Sessions & Bentley
Shelby & Ryan
Shelby & Tuberville
Roby & Smith
29
Current U.S. Speaker of the House?
Paul Ryan
John Beohner
John McCain
Nancy Pelosi
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Which chamber of Congress institutes the charges in the impeachment process?
State House
U.S. House
U.S. Senate
State Senate
