Legislative Branch Test

Question 1

The Reapportionment Act of 1929, Congress required that the House-

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Limit its membership to 435 representatives

Question 2

The Constitution states that members of the House of Representatives must be-

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Residents in the states that elect them

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the main task of Congress is to-

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Make laws

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The Rules Committee has the power to decide-

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When the House considers a bill

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When debating proposed legislation, senators are usually allowed to speak for-

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An unlimited time

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The Senate brings bills to the floor by-

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Unanimous vote

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Committees help the public learn about key problems and issues by-

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Holding hearings and investigation

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The job of a conference committee is to-

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Resolve the differences between two versions of a bill

Question 9

The House brings bills to the floor by-

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Decision of the Rules Committee

Question 10

The last clause of Article 1, Section 8 gives Congress its-

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Implied Powers

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This is not a qualification for election to the House of Representatives-

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A degree in law

Question 12

The process of setting up new congressional districts after reapportionment is called-

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Redistricting

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People in districts represented in Congress are called-

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Constituents

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The presiding officer of the House of Representatives is the-

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Speaker

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The President of the Senate is the-

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Vice President

Question 16

The filibuster can be stopped when three-fifths of the Senate votes for-

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Cloture

Question 17

A strategy that state legislature uses in redistricting to help more of their party candidates get elected to office-

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Gerrymandering

Question 18

Imagine that the House of Representatives and the Senate have passed different versions of a bill regarding gun control legislation. Since the bill passed by the House of Representatives is a different version passed by the Senate, what is the next step for a bill to become a law?-

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The bill will be sent to a conference committee

Question 19

The necessary and proper clause has often been called the _______ Clause-

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Elastic

Question 20

This group favored a broad interpretation of the powers given to Congress-

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Liberal Constructionist

Question 21

This group argued that Congress should only be able to exercise (1) its expressed powers and (2) those implied powers absolutely necessary to carry out those expressed powers.-

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Strict Constructionists

Question 22

A court order to release a person accused of a crime to court to determine whether he or she has been legally detained. -

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Writ of habeas corpus

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Laws that establish guilt and punish people without allowing them a trial.-

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Bills of Attainder

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Laws that make crimes of acts that were legal when they were committed-

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Ex post facto laws

Question 25

All of the following are powers given to the House of Representatives by the Constitution EXCEPT-

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Introduce Bills of Attainder

Question 26

The following are powers given to the Senate by the Constitution-

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Approve presidential nomination to the federal courts, approve all treaties signed by the president of the United States, Approve all cabinet nominations by the President of the US

Question 27

Matters requiring the action of both the House and Senate, but on which a law is not needed are called-

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Joint resolutions

Question 28

In this process, each bill is given a title and number-

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First reading

Question 29

Almost all the important work on tax laws occur in the-

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House Ways and Means Committee

Question 30

House members were unable to offer amendments to a bill from the floor at one time because of-

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The Close Rule

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This binds the government to spending for uncontrollables-

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The Constitution

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This group tends to vote in favor of business-

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Republicans

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Special interest groups that raise money to help elect lawmakers are called-

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PACs

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These are a source of federal money and jobs-

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Federal Grants and Contracts

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These bills deal with general matters and apply to the entire nation.

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Public bills

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These bills deal with individual people or places-

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Private Bills

Question 37

The largest portion of the federal government’s budget is spent on-

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Uncontrollables

Question 38

The presiding officer in the House is the-

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Speaker

Question 39

The president of the senate is the-

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Vice President of the United States

Question 40

This clause stops a filibuster-

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Cloture

Question 41

In each house of Congress, the standing committees are controlled by the-

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Majority Party

Question 42

Connecticut Compromise- different number of representatives in the House based on

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population

Question 43

The individual who currently represents the US 7th Congressional district of Georgia is

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Rob Woodall

Question 44

Which party is currently the majority party in the House of Representatives (112th Congress)-

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Republican

Question 45

Who is the day-to-day leader of the Senate when the President of the Senate is unavailable-

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President Pro-Tempore

Question 46

The two individuals currently serving as our Senators from the great state of Georgia in the 112th Congress are-

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Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson

Question 47

Setting the minimum wage comes under this power of Congress-

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Regulation of Commerce

Question 48

What requires the president to notify Congress when committing military forces-

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War Powers Act of 1973

Question 49

One of the most powerful committees in the House of Representatives is-

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Ways and Means