Government and Law - Unit 2

Bob is 35 years old and is a US citizen of 8 years. Which house would he qualify to be a Representative in?

Bob is 35 years old and is a US citizen of 8 years. Which house would he qualify to be a Representative in?

House of Representatives

What determines the number of representatives each state has, in the HOR?

It is a number that is based on each state’s population that is subject to changes based on the census

What power is solely given to the Senate?

The power to approve presidential appointments and treaties

This Senator is a Democrat who informs members when important bills will come up for a vote and counts numbers of expected votes, while pressuring members to support the leadership. Which leadership role do they have in the Senate?

The Majority Whip

The only real power the VP has as the leader of the Senate is?

The power to break a tie in voting

What is the main purpose of Standing Committees?

To specialize in specific topics and work on bills using their focused expertise

A bill has just been passed by both Houses of Congress but have different amendments on it and need to have a final identical version to send to the President. What type of committee meets to create the final version

Conference COmmittee

How to describe floor debate of a bill in the HOR

Restricted by the rules set by the rules committee

Which statement about SIGs DOES NOT describe them?

A group elected into office to represent citizens voices

A SIG concerned with the amount of pollution in the environment is an example of which type of interest group?

Public Interest Group

What is NOT a tactic used by SIG to influence legislation?

Rigging elections

The President travels to battleground states to give speeches to help fellow party members who are running for office. What role is the President fulfilling?

Party Leader

The President places a wreath at Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery. What role is the President fulfilling?

Head of State

Which is the correct sequence for the “road to the white house” or Presidential Election Process?

Primaries and Caucuses, National Convention, Election day, Inauguration day

What is false about the “General Election” stage

It involves the primaries and caucuses in every state

Iowa and New Hampshire are significant during the Primaries and Caucuses because . . .

They come first in the process and candidates have difficulty getting the nomination if they don’t win in either of these states

What is not a flaw of the electoral college

A candidate will automatically become President by receiving more votes than their opponent, but without reaching the magic number of 270

What is true of Electors?

They are chosen by the candidates because they worked hard on their campaign

The President officially takes office

on Inauguration day

what is the minimum amount of electoral votes needed to win this fictional election (the magic #)?

36 electoral votes (the magic #)

what is the formula for determining the NUMBER of Electoral votes for each state?

Number of senators + Number of reps. = Number of electoral votes

what is a proposed method of election reform/change that would eliminate this flaw?

instate a popular/majority voting system instead of a electoral college system as then would the votes of the people have more weight

what is a flaw in the Electoral College

Majority doesn’t rule so person who won popular vote might not win the electoral college vote