Civics Chapter 5

Question 1

Who has the ability to declare war

Answer 1

Congress

Question 2

Nancy Pelosi holds which title currently

Answer 2

Speaker of the house

Question 3

3. Lobbyist are hired by private groups to influence who?

Answer 3

Decision makers

Question 4

Steve Scalise currently holds what title.

Answer 4

House Minority Whip

Question 5

5. Gerrymandering is forming an oddly shaped what to increase voting strength for a particular group?

Answer 5

Voting District

Question 6

Implied Powers is defined as powers not explicitly stated in the constitution which is known as what within the Constitution.

Answer 6

Elastic clause

Question 7

Cloture stops what when 3/5ths of the Senate agrees to do so.

Answer 7

Filibuster

Question 8

Rules committee is a powerful House Committee that limits the debates of what

Answer 8

bills

Question 9

Pork Barrel, projects are government projects that promiarily benefit who.

Answer 9

Home district or state

Question 10

These bills must originate in the house of representatives

Answer 10

Money Bills

Question 11

This Senate holds what power with presidential appointees.

Answer 11

the ability to approve or reject

Question 12

The conference committee helps the house and senate agree on what

Answer 12

details of a bill

Question 13

Seniority is the tradition of making the longest serving members of Congress what.

Answer 13

chairperson

Question 14

Interns are congressional staffers that help with what.

Answer 14

Research and office duties

Question 15

Pigeonhole is when a committee ignores a bill until what

Answer 15

it dies

Question 16

Filibuster is tactic that amounts to what phrase.

Answer 16

talking a bill the death

Question 17

A joint committee contains members from where.

Answer 17

Both houses of congress

Question 18

18. Franking Privilege is a privilege where Congress members send job related mail without having to do what?

Answer 18

Paying postage

Question 19

A standing committee can be defined as what type of committee.

Answer 19

a permanent one

Question 20

special interest groups try to influence what

Answer 20

Government decisions

Question 21

Constituents are people represented by a member of what.

Answer 21

congress

Question 22

A president pro tempore would fill in for who to preside over the senate.

Answer 22

Vice president

Question 23

A select committee is a committee created to do what for a limited time.

Answer 23

A special job

Question 24

A census is a population count how often

Answer 24

Every 10 years

Question 25

Private bills are bills that are submitted to congress that concern who

Answer 25

Individual people or individual groups

Question 26

Would a member of congress generally send a court case to the supreme courts.

Answer 26

No