unit 2 exam legislative branch

Question 1

us congress is a BICAMERAL legislature, which means it has _____ chambers: US Senate and US House of representatives

Answer 1

2

Question 2

how many US congressional districts does ga have? how many legislators represent GA in US house of representatives _____

Answer 2

14

Question 3

how many legislators does each state have representing them in the US senate: how many senators does each state have? ____

Answer 3

2

Question 4

what is the total number of legislators that serves in the US senate ____

Answer 4

100

Question 5

what is the total number of legislators that serve in the US house of representatives ___

Answer 5

435

Question 6

what is the total number of legislators that serve in both chambers of US congress ____

Answer 6

535

Question 7

in order to be legally able to become us representative, you must be at least ___ yrs old and have US citizenship during the ___ years prior to the election

Answer 7

25 and 7

Question 8

in order to become an eligible US senator, you must be at least ____ yrs old and have US citizenship during the___ yrs prior to the election

Answer 8

30 and 9

Question 9

each term of office for a representative is ___ years long

Answer 9

2

Question 10

each term of office for a Us senator is ___ yrs long

Answer 10

6

Question 11

as agreed to in the great compromise, the number of representatives that a state has in the US house of representatives

Answer 11

depends upon the size of the state’s population

Question 12

representative Nancy Pelosi serves as the _________, which is the highest-ranking member of the house of representatives

Answer 12

speaker of the house

Question 13

the vice president (kamala Harris) also serves as the ________.

Answer 13

president of the senate

Question 14

the majority party and the minority party in the house and the senate each rely upon a ____ who encourages party members to vote the same way on each bill

Answer 14

whip

Question 15

the ____________ is the most powerful person on a committee.

Answer 15

committee chairperson

Question 16

senator chuck Schumer is currently ________, which means he is the most powerful person in the senate.

Answer 16

senate majority leader

Question 17

only the __________ branch of gov can officially declare that the Us is at war

Answer 17

legislative

Question 18

us constitution gives congress the power to collect ___ and decide how the Us government spends this money

Answer 18

taxes

Question 19

citizens pay taxes so that the government can generate ______ that will be used to pay for _____ provided by the government

Answer 19

revenue and services

Question 20

all bills that are written generate revenue must be started in the house of ____________

Answer 20

house of representatives

Question 21

if the president nominates someone to hold deferral office as a member of the president’s cabinet, a judge on the Us supreme court, a judge in a lower federal court, etc. only the Us ______ has the power to confirm or reject these nominations

Answer 21

senate

Question 22

the legislative process of a bill in order

Answer 22

1. ) bill is introduced in one of the two chambers (Us senate/us house of representatives)
2. ) bill is sent to committee
3. ) bill is discussed/debated in the committee
4. ) bill is put to vote in the committee
5. ) bill is sent to chamber floor
6. ) bill is discussed/debated on the chamber floor
7. ) bill is put to a vote on the chamber floor
8. ) bill goes through steps 1-7 in the other chamber (us senate/us house of reprsentatives)
9. ) bill is sent to president

Question 23

because there are so many different topics to make laws about, both the house and the senate divide their members into smaller groups that are called ______. this allows members of congress to become experts in specific areas of lawmaking

Answer 23

committees

Question 24

in a ______ ______ lawmakers consider and vote on bills that deal with certain types of legislation

Answer 24

standing committee

Question 25

if the senate and the house representatives pass two different versions of the same bill, a ______ ______ is formed so that lawmakers from both chambers can try to resolve their differences

Answer 25

conference committee

Question 26

in order for a bill to be passed in the house or the senate, a ______ of that chamber’s members must vote to pass it

Answer 26

majority

Question 27

if a bill passes through both the house and the senate, then it is sent to be considered by the ____. if the president signs the bill, it becomes a law. however, the president nat decide to _____ a bill the he/she doesnt want to become a law

Answer 27

president and veto

Question 28

if the president vetoes a bill, the bill can only become a law if ____ - _____ of the legislators in Congress vote to override the veto. when legislators override the president’s veto, this is an example of ____ and _____

Answer 28

two - thirds and checks + balances

Question 29

a _________ is a group of people who share a common set of political values and goals. this group uses its people and resources to influence the decision-making of lawmakers and other government officials.

Answer 29

special interest group

Question 30

special interest groups hire ______ to persuade members of congress to write certain bills and to vote for or against a bill.

Answer 30

lobbyists

Question 31

a ________ is a group of people who raise money to influence elections and the lawmaking process

Answer 31

(PAC) political action committee

Question 32

US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

total number of representatives

Answer 32

35

Question 33

number of representatives from each state depends upon the sate’s

Answer 33

population

Question 34

number of representatives from ga

Answer 34

14

Question 35

one term of office

Answer 35

2 yrs

Question 36

US SENATE

total number of senators

Answer 36

100

Question 37

number of senators from each state

Answer 37

2

Question 38

number of senators from ga

Answer 38

2

Question 39

most powerful congressional leader in the senate

Answer 39

majority leader