Civics Test Study 5

Question 1

Congress has how many members

Answer 1

535

Question 2

What branch did the Framers intend to be the most powerful

Answer 2

Legislative Branch

Question 3

Which house in Congress has more members

Answer 3

The House of representatives

Question 4

How many members are there in the House of Representatives

Answer 4

435

Question 5

Members of the House of Representatives are allotted according to what

Answer 5

Population

Question 6

Each state is divided into what

Answer 6

Districts

Question 7

How many representatives are there from each district

Answer 7

1

Question 8

How long are House of Representatives terms

Answer 8

2 terms

Question 9

What house of Congress is closest to the people

Answer 9

The House of Representatives

Question 10

How many members in Senate does each state have

Answer 10

2

Question 11

Who do members of Senate represent

Answer 11

The entire state

Question 12

How long are Senate terms

Answer 12

6 years

Question 13

Who is the most powerful member of the House of Representatives

Answer 13

The Speaker of The House

Question 14

Who steers legislation through the House of Representatives

Answer 14

The Speaker of The house

Question 15

Who is next in line to the presidency behind the President and Vice President

Answer 15

The Speaker of the House

Question 16

Who is technically the presiding officer of the Senate

Answer 16

The Vice President

Question 17

Who usually fills the position of president pro tempore

Answer 17

The Senior Member of the Majority Party

Question 18

Who are the floor leaders

Answer 18

Cockiest

Question 19

Floor leaders try to make sure that the laws Congress passes are in the best interest of whom

Answer 19

The Keeping of Discipline

Question 20

Who make committee assignments

Answer 20

The Speaker of The House

Question 21

Who can declare war

Answer 21

Congress

Question 22

Who has the sole authority to impeach

Answer 22

The House of Representatives

Question 23

Who acts as a jury, if a majority of the House of Representatives votes to impeach an official

Answer 23

The Senate

Question 24

What are the legal qualifications for members of Senate

Answer 24

• Must be 30 years old
• Must been an U.S citizen for 9 years

Question 25

What are the legal qualifications for members of the House of Representatives

Answer 25

• Must be 25 years old
• Must have been an U.S citizen for 7 years

Question 26

What is the annual salary for members of Congress

Answer 26

$174,000

Question 27

How many members are in The House of Representatives

Answer 27

435

Question 28

The Speakers of the house are elected by

Answer 28

The Majority Party

Question 29

True or False
The Speakers of the House are the leader of the party

Answer 29

TRUE

Question 30

how many members are in the US Senate

Answer 30

100

Question 31

What are the qualifications

Answer 31

• Must be 30 years old
• Must have been an citizen for 9 years

Question 32

The Express power is found in

Answer 32

Article 1, Section 8

Question 33

The Practical does what

Answer 33

Solve dispute between large and small states

Question 34

The 3 Congress Powers

Answer 34

• Expressed Power
• Implied Power
• Inherent Power

Question 35

The Power stated be the Constitution

Answer 35

The Expressed Powers

Question 36

Power that are not stated from the Expressed Powers

Answer 36

The Implied Powers

Question 37

The powers that belong to the sovereign nations

Answer 37

The Inherent Power