Govt 2302 Test 2

Question 0

What amendment was ratified by the state convention

Answer 0

21st amendment

Question 1

What is the second step to the amending process of article 5

Answer 1

Ratification of the amendment

Question 2

The other 26 amendments were ratified by the

Answer 2

State legislatures

Question 3

In what year was the 21st amendment ratified

Answer 3

1933

Question 4

Article 6 consists of what

Answer 4

United states constitution & laws take president superior over state constitution & laws
All office holders, federal & state must pledge allegiance

Question 5

Article 6 is also known as what

Answer 5

National supremacy

Question 6

Article 7 pertains to what

Answer 6

Ratification of constitution

Conventions 9/13 are needed to ratify the constitution

Question 7

1781 how many people in the House of Representatives

Answer 7

65

Question 8

How many people are in the House of Representatives now and since when

Answer 8

435; 1911

Question 9

What is apportionment

Answer 9

How many representatives to each state, once every 10 years

Question 10

Who decides how many members per state there is depending in the states population

Answer 10

Congress

Question 11

Define redistricting

Answer 11

Elected from single member districts within their states

Question 12

How are each districts drafted by under the House of Representatives

Answer 12

State legislatures

Question 13

Sine when did each state have equal numbers of members

Answer 13

1964

Question 14

The house and senate are known as the

Answer 14

Great compromise

Question 15

How many members are there in the senate now

Answer 15

100 members

Question 16

How long are the terms in office for the senate

Answer 16

6

Question 17

How long are the terms in the House of Representatives

Answer 17

2 years

Question 18

In what year were the senators not elected but appointed by each legislature instead by voters

Answer 18

Prior to 1913

Question 19

In what ways are the senators elected every year

Answer 19

Staggered terms

Question 20

About how many senators are elected every year by staggered term

Answer 20

1/3 of the senators

Question 21

What is the name that ends the filibuster also means impose

Answer 21

Cloture

Question 22

What are the powers & responsibilities of congress

Answer 22

A) specified constitution : enumerate the powers

B) implied powers

Question 23

What are the restrictions or constraints on congress

Answer 23

1) division of congress into 2 houses
2) federalism
3) the writ of habeas corpus
4) prohibition against passage of bills of attainders (people being held)
5) prohibition against passage of expost facto laws (retroactive)

Question 24

How is the congress organized

Answer 24

1) select a few members exist in each house separately

2) joint committee contain members from both houses

Question 25

Why is the congress organized

Answer 25

To study or investigate issues

Question 26

A bill that can be represented in both House of Representatives or senate or either or is known as

Answer 26

Passage of laws (legislation)

Question 27

What are the presidents options

Answer 27

1) He/she can sign the bill then its finalize (law/legislation)
2) Or veto it then congress has to cast a new vote, if each house votes by 2/3 majority then presidents veto is overridden and becomes law without presidents signature
3) neither signs or veto the bill

Question 28

What are the special senate powers

Answer 28

1) ratification of treaties by 2/3 majority vote

2) executive agreements: don’t require house or senate approval