Legislative Branch Test Flashcards
The Reapportionment Act of 1929, Congress required that the House-
Limit its membership to 435 representatives
The Constitution states that members of the House of Representatives must be-
Residents in the states that elect them
the main task of Congress is to-
Make laws
The Rules Committee has the power to decide-
When the House considers a bill
When debating proposed legislation, senators are usually allowed to speak for-
An unlimited time
The Senate brings bills to the floor by-
Unanimous vote
Committees help the public learn about key problems and issues by-
Holding hearings and investigation
The job of a conference committee is to-
Resolve the differences between two versions of a bill
The House brings bills to the floor by-
Decision of the Rules Committee
The last clause of Article 1, Section 8 gives Congress its-
Implied Powers
This is not a qualification for election to the House of Representatives-
A degree in law
The process of setting up new congressional districts after reapportionment is called-
Redistricting
People in districts represented in Congress are called-
Constituents
The presiding officer of the House of Representatives is the-
Speaker
The President of the Senate is the-
Vice President
The filibuster can be stopped when three-fifths of the Senate votes for-
Cloture
A strategy that state legislature uses in redistricting to help more of their party candidates get elected to office-
Gerrymandering
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?-
The bill will be sent to a conference committee
The necessary and proper clause has often been called the _______ Clause-
Elastic
This group favored a broad interpretation of the powers given to Congress-
Liberal Constructionist
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.-
Strict Constructionists
A court order to release a person accused of a crime to court to determine whether he or she has been legally detained. -
Writ of habeas corpus
Laws that establish guilt and punish people without allowing them a trial.-
Bills of Attainder
Laws that make crimes of acts that were legal when they were committed-
Ex post facto laws
All of the following are powers given to the House of Representatives by the Constitution EXCEPT-
Introduce Bills of Attainder
The following are powers given to the Senate by the Constitution-
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
Matters requiring the action of both the House and Senate, but on which a law is not needed are called-
Joint resolutions
In this process, each bill is given a title and number-
First reading
Almost all the important work on tax laws occur in the-
House Ways and Means Committee
House members were unable to offer amendments to a bill from the floor at one time because of-
The Close Rule
This binds the government to spending for uncontrollables-
The Constitution
This group tends to vote in favor of business-
Republicans
Special interest groups that raise money to help elect lawmakers are called-
PACs
These are a source of federal money and jobs-
Federal Grants and Contracts
These bills deal with general matters and apply to the entire nation.
Public bills
These bills deal with individual people or places-
Private Bills
The largest portion of the federal government’s budget is spent on-
Uncontrollables
The presiding officer in the House is the-
Speaker
The president of the senate is the-
Vice President of the United States
This clause stops a filibuster-
Cloture
In each house of Congress, the standing committees are controlled by the-
Majority Party
Connecticut Compromise- different number of representatives in the House based on
population
The individual who currently represents the US 7th Congressional district of Georgia is
Rob Woodall
Which party is currently the majority party in the House of Representatives (112th Congress)-
Republican
Who is the day-to-day leader of the Senate when the President of the Senate is unavailable-
President Pro-Tempore
The two individuals currently serving as our Senators from the great state of Georgia in the 112th Congress are-
Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson
Setting the minimum wage comes under this power of Congress-
Regulation of Commerce
What requires the president to notify Congress when committing military forces-
War Powers Act of 1973
One of the most powerful committees in the House of Representatives is-
Ways and Means
