Unit 2 and 3 Test

Question 1

reps total in the house

Answer 1

435

Question 2

impact of the 17th amendment

Answer 2

all senators elected by their own state legislature’s (only HOR members elected directly by the people); gave power to elect senators directly, just like the house elections and remain in effect today

Question 3

census

Answer 3

national population count; assign reps in the House on basis of each state’s population, held every 10 years, conducted by US Census Bureau

Question 4

reapportionment

Answer 4

renumbering; reassigning based on each state’s population after every census; 1929 Congress established number of members in House at 435 total

Question 5

redistricting

Answer 5

rezoning; redrawing district lines after reapportionment completed; each state legislature draws their own boundaries for each congressional district in their state; each district gets one rep; remain for 10 years; gerrymandering

Question 6

speaker of the house

Answer 6

leader of the House; elected by the majority party

Question 7

Tennessee districts

Answer 7

9

Question 8

markup

Answer 8

main committee meets to review bill and make necessary changes; final edit before bill passes

Question 9

veto

Answer 9

return bill to House from originated (if both houses pass by 2/3 vote, it passes)

Question 10

The Commerce Clause

Answer 10

authorizes Congress to regulated foreign and interstate affairs; US has free trade zone between all states; president and Congress, not the states, have the power to negotiate treaties with foreign markets

Question 11

appointments clause

Answer 11

Senate must approve by majority vote all presidential appointments to office

Question 12

implied powers

Answer 12

powers of the federal government that aren’t specifically stated in the Constitution

Question 13

TN district

Answer 13

4

Question 14

article 2 eligibility for office

Answer 14

president and vice president: natural-born citizen, at least 35, and resident in the US for 14 years

Question 15

25th amendment

Answer 15

officially establishes process for succession

Question 16

Department of State

Answer 16

responsible for: developing/ implementing US foreign policy, network of ambassadors, Foreign service employees, and embassies around the world; assisting US citizens living abroad; assisting foreign nationals who with to enter US; promoting democracy, foreign aid, and combatting international crime

Question 17

Department of Justice

Answer 17

headed by Attorney General- Merrick Garland

Question 18

TN electoral votes

Answer 18

11

Question 19

December electoral college

Answer 19

institution of electors meeting in Dec of election year in respective states to vote fro president and vice every 4 years