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Members of Congress can run for election ____________ time(s).
6
4
One
Unlimited
2
Who is the congressman from our district?
Victoria Spartz
Todd Young
Greg Pence
Mike Braun
3
When Congress holds hearings to investigate if the Dept of Education is spending money appropriately this is called ___
Oversight
Filibuster
Logrolling
Gerrymandering
4
Which is a committee formed to "iron out differences" between two versions of the same bill?
Standing Committee
Subcommittee
Conference Committee
Select Committee
5
Which article of the Constitution deals with the Legislative Branch?
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 5
6
What are the two types of gerrymandering?
Packing and cracking
Smacked and racked
condensed and smashed
broken and divided
7
Who is our current Vice President?
George H.W. Bush
Dick Cheney
Kamala Harris
Al Gore
8
Which committees arise out of special necessity or after major events? (9/11 Commission)
Standing
Select
Informal
Subcommittee
9
A _____________ is a 3/5 vote from the Senate to end a filibuster.
Stoppage
Expenditure
Deflection
Cloture
10
This is NOT a qualification for the House of Representatives.
At least 25 yrs old
A law degree
At least 7 years a US citizen
Resident of the state elected in
11
What is it called when the President refuses to sign a bill into law?
Veto
Bill-Stop
Pardon
Executive Order
12
Approximately how many people are in each congressional district?
50,000
1,000,000
250,000
745,000
13
Which congressional district do we live in here in Muncie?
District 12
District 7
District 5
District 1
14
What is the quorum in the House of Representatives?
435
100
218
535
15
What is the only formal power of the President of the Senate?
Whipping Votes
Providing Insight
Breaking a Tie
Passing Laws
16
What is the term for the way we divide up the 435 House of Representative seats?
Districting
Slandering
Dividing
Apportionment
17
Before it becomes a law, legislation is known as what?
Bill
Quota
Rule
Quorum
18
What is the quorum in the Senate?
435
51
100
218
19
How many Congressional districts do we have here in Indiana?
9
7
15
12
20
The US Census occurs every _________ years?
Twelve
Ten
Fifteen
Five
21
How old must someone be to be elected to the Senate?
40
45
30
25
22
There are a total of _______ voting members in the entire Congress.
100
535
218
435
23
Which of these can Congress NOT do?
Establish Post Offices
Use Judicial Review
Declare War
Print Money
24
When will the next term of congress begin?
January 20th, 2024
November 5th, 2022
January 3, 2023
November 4th, 2023
25
Which house of Congress is based solely on equal representation?
Select Committee
Standing Committee
House of Representatives
Senate
26
In the Schoolhouse Rock song, Mr. Bill is "stuck" where?
In traffic
In limbo
In debate
In committee
27
What is this woman's job?
Vice President
Speaker of the House
Majority Whip
President Pro Tempore
28
Which committees are permanent and are the most basic of all committees?
Subcommittees
Select Committees
Standing Committees
Special Committees
29
What is the stalling tactic in Senate, known as "talking a bill to death?"
Filibuster
Cloture
Stop-Talk
Filander
30
Who is the current President Pro Tempore of the Senate?
Mitch McConnell
Mike Pence
Patrick Leahy
Nancy Pelosi
31
What percent of incumbents are re-elected in Congress?
75%
90%
25%
50%
32
What is the minimum amount necessary to start the business of Congress called?
Quota
Group Majority
Quorum
Limit
33
Which of the following is a Senator from Indiana?
Greg Pence
Nancy Pelosi
Mike Braun
Evan Bayh
34
What is logrolling?
talking a bill to death
Drawing district lines in favor of majority party
The practice of trading votes among members
minimum number of members needed to vote
35
House of Representative members are elected to _______ year terms.
Four
Six
Five
Two
36
What vote is needed to override a presidential veto?
3/5 in the House
7/8 in both houses
1/2 in the Senate
2/3 in both houses
37
Method used by politicians to redraw Congressional districts in their party's favor:
Slandering
Apportionment
Gerrymandering
Frankhoozling
38
When a legislator appropriates funds for special projects located within their congressional districts
Markup
Oversight
Logrolling
Pork Barrel
