Legislative Government Retake

The qualifications for members of the House of Representatives are found in Article I of the Constitution.  All of the following are requirements for a House member EXCEPT

Cannot serve for more than 2 consecutive terms

Must be 25 years old

Must be a resident of the state they represent

Must be an American citizen for 7 years

Can be a naturalized citizen

Cannot serve for more than 2 consecutive terms

After Congress passes an appropriations bill, the president may do all of the following EXCEPT*

Let it become law after 10 working days by not doing anything to it

Send it directly to the Supreme Court for judicial review

Not sign it after Congress adjourns, exercising a pocket veto

Veto it, sending it back to Congress with the reasons for rejecting it

Sign it into law

Send it directly to the Supreme Court for judicial review

Temporary committees appointed for the specific purpose of investigating a particular issue are called _____________ committees.*

joint

investigating

select

conference

standing

select

What happens if there are differences between House and Senate versions of a similar bill?*

The bill is returned to the subcommittee in each chamber.

A conference committee made up of Senators and Representatives resolves the differences in the bills.

The president chooses which of the bills to sign.

The Supreme Court rules on which bill is deemed most constitutionally acceptable.

The bill dies and the legislative process must be restarted.

A conference committee made up of Senators and Representatives resolves the differences in the bills.

Which of the following best characterizes the partisanship in Congress?*

Partisanship has increased more in the Senate than in the House as a result of gerrymandering.

Members of Congress who engage in logrolling further contribute to partisanship.

Partisanship is usually at its height before midterm and general elections.

Divided government usually leads to more consensus in Congress.

Partisanship? What partisanship? In D.C., everybody loves everybody!

Partisanship is usually at its height before midterm and general elections

Which of the following is the best example of a non-legislative power of Congress, meaning it doesn't go through the typical legislative process?*

Power of the Purse

Power of impeachment

Make laws that are necessary and proper

Power to tax

Power to declare war

Power of impeachment

After a national census has been taken, changes in population distribution cause the changing of congressional seats among the states.  This effect is commonly called*

Congressional redistricting

Redrawing the lines

Gerrymandering

Reapportionment

Census apportionment

Reapportionment

The franking privilege refers to the *

Federal Reserve Board's control over interest rates.

practice whereby legislators with the most seniority select the committees on which they serve.

right of the chairperson to control the schedule of his/her committee.

practice of permitting senators to preview lists of judicial nominees.

right of members of Congress to send mail to their constituents at the government's expense.

right of members of Congress to send mail to their constituents at the government's expense.

Which of the following procedures results in the removal of a president from office?*

A criminal court finds the president guilty of "high crimes and misdemeanors."

The House and Senate vote for impeachment and the Supreme Court reaches a guilty verdict.

The House and Senate both vote for a bill of impeachment.

Only the House votes for a bill of impeachment.

The House votes for impeachment and the Senate conducts a trial and reaches a guilty verdict.

The House votes for impeachment and the Senate conducts a trial and reaches a guilty verdict.

Congress's constitutional authority to regulate business comes from the __________________ Clause.*

Commerce

Necessary and Proper

Supremacy

Due Process

Regulatory

Commerce

Logrolling in Congress best refers to:*

The procedural practice of amending bills in committee before floor debate.

The Senate's use of extended debate to prevent a vote on controversial legislation.

An agreement among legislators to mutually support each other's legislative priorities.

The process by which the House and Senate resolve differences in competing bills.

An agreement among legislators to mutually support each other's legislative priorities.

How is gerrymandering related to the 95% incumbency rate?

Gerrymandering creates an opportunity for the minority party to let their voices to be heard more in an election.

Gerrymandering allows the minority party to contest election victories through the public forum.

Gerrymandering creates an unending chance for the majority party to maintain control.

Gerrymandering creates a mandate for the majority party to rule with little regard to public opinion.

Gerrymandering creates an unending chance for the majority party to maintain control.

Can you predict the outcome if a bill the POTUS disagrees with passes both houses of Congress with 67% of the vote in mid-September?*

The bill dies because the POTUS has veto power.

The bill dies because the POTUS has pocket veto power.

The bill succeeds because Congress has enough votes to overcome a veto.

The bill succeeds because the POTUS cannot challenge it.

The bill succeeds because Congress has enough votes to overcome a veto.

Which of the following is an example of an implied power of Congress?*

The power to regulate taxes

The power to regulate interstate commerce

The power to create a national bank

The power to declare war

The power to create a national bank

Which of the following is NOT specifically given to the House of Representatives in the Constitution?*

Impeachment

Confirmation power

Choose the winner if no presidential candidate wins the Electoral College

Power of the Purse

Confirmation power