Unit 2 - The Legislative Branch

Question 0

_____________ is the process by which the government recalculated the number of house seats to which each state is entitled.

Answer 0

Reapportionment

Question 1

The United States congress is made up of two chambers:

Answer 1

1. The senate

2. The House of Representatives

Question 2

The rules of the House of Representatives allow it’s leaders to make ___________ without consulting other members.

Answer 2

Key decisions

Question 3

At the start of each congressional session, the representatives in the majority party meet in caucus to select the ___________ of the ____________.

Answer 3

The speaker of the house

Question 4

The ________ committee has the power to move house bills ahead quickly, hold them back, or stop them completely.

Answer 4

The rules committee

Question 5

To ______ means to stall the legislative process and prevent a vote.

Answer 5

filibuster

Question 6

In both the house and the senate _________ do the detailed, daily work of considering proposed legislation.

Answer 6

Committees

Question 7

________ committees study one issue and report their findings.

Answer 7

Select

Question 8

The ________ presides over the senate but does not debate issues or vote except to break a tie.

Answer 8

The Vice President

Question 9

__________ conduct research, draft bills, and write speeches.

Answer 9

Legislative assistants

Question 10

Is the following a characteristic of a senator, representative, or both?
• elected to a six year term

Answer 10

senator

Question 11

Is the following a characteristic of a senator, representative, or both?
• must be atleast 30 years of age

Answer 11

Senator

Question 12

Is the following a characteristic of a senator, representative, or both?
• makes laws for the nation

Answer 12

Both

Question 13

Is the following a characteristic of a senator, representative, or both?
• elected to a two year term

Answer 13

Representative

Question 14

Is the following a characteristic of a senator, representative, or both?
• must reside in the state represented

Answer 14

Both

Question 15

Is the following a characteristic of a senator, representative, or both?
• must be atleast 25 years of age

Answer 15

Representative

Question 16

Is the following a characteristic of a senator, representative, or both?
• elected from a district

Answer 16

Representative

Question 17

Is the following a characteristic of a senator, representative, or both?
• elected statewide

Answer 17

Senator

Question 18

Is the following a characteristic of a senator, representative, or both?
• may serve on a joint committee

Answer 18

Both

Question 19

The power to make all that are ________ and _______ gives congress implied powers not enumerated elsewhere.

Answer 19

Necessary; proper

Question 20

A standing or select committee of congress may exercise the inherent power to __________.

Answer 20

Investigate

Question 21

_________ is freedom from prosecution for witnesses whose testimony ties them to illegal acts.

Answer 21

Immunity

Question 22

Congressional committees use ________ powers to check how the administrative branch is administering laws.

Answer 22

Oversight

Question 23

The system of checks and balances can create an adversarial relationship described as the ________ vs. ________.

Answer 23

President; congress

Question 24

The president cannot _______ - refuse to spend - money appropriated for programs unless congress agrees.

Answer 24

Impound

Question 25

The ________ requires presidents to notify congress before declaring a national emergency.

Answer 25

National emergencies act

Question 26

Is the following a legislative or non legislative power?

• to levy taxes

Answer 26

Legislative

Question 27

Is the following a legislative or non legislative power?

• to approve presidential appointments

Answer 27

Non-legislative

Question 28

Is the following a legislative or non legislative power?

• to make necessary and proper laws

Answer 28

Legislative

Question 29

Is the following a legislative or non legislative power?

• to regulate commerce

Answer 29

Legislative

Question 30

Is the following a legislative or non legislative power?

• to impeach

Answer 30

Non legislative

Question 31

Is the following a legislative or non legislative power?

• to borrow money

Answer 31

Legislatives

Question 32

Is the following a legislative or non legislative power?

• to break electoral college deadlocks

Answer 32

Non legislative

Question 33

Is the following a legislative or non legislative power?

• to propose constitutional amendments

Answer 33

Non legislative

Question 34

________ are amendments on a subject other than the one covered by a bill

Answer 34

Riders

Question 35

Congress passes _______ to cover routine matters for which a law is not needed or to express an opinion.

Answer 35

Resolutions

Question 36

A ________ rule forbade members of confess to offer amendments on the floor during debate

Answer 36

Closed

Question 37

_________ bills set up the federal programs and designate which executive agency will administer them

Answer 37

Authorization

Question 38

_______ bills provide the money needed to operate a program in response to a budget request.

Answer 38

Appropriations

Question 39

The term _________ refers to money already committed to spending because of previous legislation

Answer 39

Uncontrollables

Question 40

Lawmakers employ _________ to resolve problems that constituents are having with the federal government.

Answer 40

Caseworkers

Question 41

__________ bills appropriate money for local projects; __________ legislation describes the abuse of this process.

Answer 41

Public works; pork-barrel

Question 42

Put the following in order from first to last:

1. Committee action
2. Conference committee action
3. Floor action
4. Introducing a bill
5. Presidential action

Answer 42

• introducing a bill
• committee action
• floor action
• conference committee action
  Presidential action