Legislative Branch Test

Question 1

Two Houses of Congress are what?

Answer 1

Senate and House of Representatives

Question 2

If nobody wins the majority of electoral votes in a presidential election, who picks the president?

Answer 2

House of Representatives

Question 3

If the president vetoes a bill, what can be done?

Answer 3

Congressional override with a 2/3 vote in each house

Question 4

Amendment that lays out presidential succession and disability

Answer 4

25th Amendment

Question 5

Process of getting others to accept your point of view by means of reasoning and argumentation

Answer 5

Persuasion

Question 6

Supported a strong national governments, no need for a Bill of Rights, “necessary and proper clause” needed for the government to operate efficiently

Answer 6

Federalists

Question 7

Supported idea of a weak national government, Bill of Rights to ensure rights of citizens, feared an overreaching federal government, states should have more power.

Answer 7

Anti-Federalists

Question 8

Amendment that outlawed slavery

Answer 8

13th Amendment

Question 9

Branch of government responsible for interpreting laws.

Answer 9

Judicial Branch

Question 10

Clause needed to help the government run efficiently

Answer 10

“Necessary and Proper Clause”

Question 11

Leader of the legislative branch at the federal/national level

Answer 11

Congress

Question 12

How does the government borrow money?

Answer 12

Selling savings bonds, treasury bills, and treasury notes

Question 13

Foreign policy powers of Congress

Answer 13

Approve treaties, approve foreign ambassadors, declaring war, maintaining an army and a navy

Question 14

What are two things a president can do with a bill?

Answer 14

Sign it or Veto it

Question 15

If the House and Senate pass different versions of a bill, it goes where?

Answer 15

A conference committee

Question 16

Allowed for 18 year olds to vote in national elections

Answer 16

26th Amendment

Question 17

Established a federal income tax

Answer 17

16th Amendment

Question 18

Allowed for the direct election of US Senators by the people (no longer appointed by state legislative bodies)

Answer 18

17th Amendment

Question 19

Prohibited the manufacturing, transportation, and sale of alcohol

Answer 19

18th Amendment

Question 20

Women’s Suffrage

Answer 20

19th Amendment

Question 21

An idea for a law

Answer 21

A bill

Question 22

Amendment that protects against self-incrimination

Answer 22

5th Amendment

Question 23

Protects against cruel and unusual punishment

Answer 23

8th Amendment

Question 24

People are the source of government power

Answer 24

Popular Sovereignty

Question 25

Courts have power to declare laws, and actions of Congress and the President, unconstitutional

Answer 25

Judicial Review

Question 26

The Constitution limits the powers of government by making explicit grants of authority

Answer 26

Limited Government

Question 27

Each of the three branches of government has its own responsibilities.

Answer 27

Separation of Powers

Question 28

Power divided between national and state governments

Answer 28

Federalism

Question 29

Each branch of government holds some control over the other two branches.

Answer 29

Checks and Balances

Question 30

The branch of government responsible for enforcing/executing laws

Answer 30

Executive Branch

Question 31

Our country's first constitution

Answer 31

Articles of Confederation

Question 32

Process of working toward achieving a general agreement or finding something you both can agree on in a group

Answer 32

Consensus Building

Question 33

States that powers not given to the federal government are given to the states

Answer 33

10th Amendment

Question 34

People that a member of Congress represents are called his/her what?

Answer 34

constituents

Question 35

Breaks a tie in the Senate

Answer 35

Vice President

Question 36

This amendment states that a person of one state cannot sue another state he or she is not a resident of

Answer 36

11th Amendment

Question 37

This amendment repealed Prohibition (repealed the 18th)

Answer 37

21st Amendment

Question 38

This amendment prevents members of Congress from giving themselves a raise during the current term.

Answer 38

27th Amendment

Question 39

This amendment allowed all men to vote.

Answer 39

15th Amendment

Question 40

This amendment eliminated poll taxes.

Answer 40

24th Amendment

Question 41

Whose appointments does the Senate confirm?

Answer 41

Presidential appointments

Question 42

What can a committee do to a bill?

Answer 42

Accept it, kill it, amend it

Question 43

An attempt of a Senator to block a bill is called a what?

Answer 43

Fillibuster

Question 44

Each state has how many senators?

Answer 44

2 per state

Question 45

The number of representatives a state has in the House of Representatives is based on a state's what?

Answer 45

Population

Question 46

The top ranking member in the House of Representatives

Answer 46

Speaker of the House