Chapter 5 Test

If a state's population decreases, its number of senators

Both houses of Congress have specific guidelines regarding

The state official who often presides over the state Senate is the

To begin an initiative, a required number of voters must

In Rhode Island, state legislators receive a salary of _____ per year.

Before a bill is approved

The governor's power to reject only one part of a money bill is called a(n) ______ veto.

The Senate, unlike the House of Representatives, does not have the power to

The process of returning a fugitive to another state is called ______

What kind of committee would most likely be formed to work out a compromise

Where would the bill most likely go if the state legislature passed different versions of a bill

The Speaker of the House

Permanent congressional committees that meet regularly are called ______ committees.

_____ is a limit on the debate of a bill in the Senate

A bill can be killed by a __ if the president keeps a bill for 10 days without signing it when Congress isn't in session

States have the power to

the impeachment process can be used to impeach

All of the following are responsibilities of state government EXCEPT

The function of each party's caucus is to

Which of the following is an implied power or Congress?

_______ powers are powers shared by the federal and state governments

Regular elections for members of the House of Represenatives are held

A referendum

After a bill is introduced, it is usually

The writers of the Consititution established a bicameral legislature in order to

The president lets the bill on his desk without actio for 10 days. It can be concluded that

Governments compete with each other for

_______ is the congressional process in which formal charges are brought against a high-ranking government official

Conference committees are formed

If the president pro tempore is presiding in the Senate, it may be assumed that the

______ is the only state to have a unicameral legislature

After a bill is introduced in the state legislature, it generally goes to a(n) ______

The 1964 case of Reynolds v. Sims

Members of the House of Representatives must be all of the following EXCEPT

For congress to conduct official business, a majority of members, or ______, must be present

A member of Congress must be a(n) ________ of the state that he or she represents.

For a bill to become a law, the

The president pro tempore

All of the following are delegated powers of Congress EXCEPT

What is the name of the process used to remove elected officials from their office?

The full faith and credit clause ensures that each state will

Only the federal government can

State governments are responsible for conducting ______

A(n) _______ bill gives approval for spending public money.

The ______ provides the basis for many of the states' power

______ are private meetings held by political parties to choose their leaders.

Congress determines how the seats in the House are to be apportioned

_______ is the practice of drawing congressional district lines to favor a particular political party

A memeber of the Senate must

Powers not delegated to the federal government or prohibited by the Consitution are called ______ powers