Government: Chapters 10-12

Question 1

A tax on cigarettes is this type of tax

Answer 1

indirect

Question 2

Most members of Congress demographically can be classified this way

Answer 2

old white man

Question 3

This is a term that means “majority” and is typically required for work to be done on the floor of the House

Answer 3

quorum

Question 4

The ability of government to take private land for public use

Answer 4

eminent domain

Question 5

This is the leader of the House of Representatives

Answer 5

speaker

Question 6

Chosen for six-year terms

Answer 6

senator

Question 7

The process of redrawing state district lines to help your political party

Answer 7

gerrymandering

Question 8

Powers that Congress has just because they are a government

Answer 8

inherent

Question 9

The ability of the government to turn immigrants into citizens

Answer 9

naturalization

Question 10

Powers of Congress that are written in the Constitution

Answer 10

expressed

Question 11

Another name for the “Necessary and Proper” clause that describes its ability to impact so many different facets of society

Answer 11

elastic clause

Question 12

This address is made by the president when Congress is ready to go at the beginning of a session

Answer 12

state of the union

Question 13

Chosen for two-year terms

Answer 13

representative

Question 14

Income tax is this type of tax

Answer 14

direct

Question 15

One calendar year in Congress

Answer 15

session

Question 16

A way that members of Congress represent us is they vote along party lines

Answer 16

partisan

Question 17

Term that means “two houses”

Answer 17

bicameral

Question 18

A way that members of Congress represent us is that they vote how people back home would vote

Answer 18

delegate

Question 19

Each term of Congress is this long

Answer 19

two years

Question 20

This custom allows for older members of Congress to hold higher positions

Answer 20

seniority rule

Question 21

“Talk a bill to death”

Answer 21

filibuster

Question 22

How the size of the House of Representatives is determined

Answer 22

population

Question 23

Congress has this power, which allows them to check to see if the executive branch is running effectively

Answer 23

oversight

Question 24

The Affordable Health Care Act was validated by the Supreme Court because it falls under this expressed power of Congress

Answer 24

commerce

Question 25

When a bill dies in committee it is referred to as being _______

Answer 25

pigeonholed

Question 26

The President of the Senate also holds this office

Answer 26

vice president

Question 27

Powers given to Congress in the “Necessary and Proper” clause

Answer 27

implied powers

Question 28

A way that members of Congress represents us is that they use their own judgment when deciding on questions

Answer 28

trustee

Question 29

This rule may be invoked by a supermajority of sixty in the Senate to prevent a filibuster

Answer 29

cloture

Question 30

The president’s ability to decline a bill

Answer 30

veto

Question 31

This type of committee brings Senators and House members together to iron out a bill

Answer 31

conference

Question 32

Members of Congress need to combine and balance the ways they represent us

Answer 32

politico