Chapter 5 MC Review

Question 1

Laws made by the will of the people come through which body of the U.S. government?

Answer 1

Congress

Question 2

Which term refers to people who are represented by a particular member of Congress?

Answer 2

constituents

Question 3

How many years is the term of a member of the House of Representatives

Answer 3

two

Question 4

How many senators are there from each state

Answer 4

two

Question 5

how many years do senators serve in the senate

Answer 5

six

Question 6

The Great Compromise combined elements of which two plans

Answer 6

Virginia and New Jersey

Question 7

Who serves as judge at a formal impeachment trial of a president or vice president

Answer 7

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Question 8

Who has the final authority to ratify any amendments Congress proposes

Answer 8

states

Question 9

Which type of constitutional power allows Congress to declare war?

Answer 9

expressed

Question 10

Who has the constitutional power to regulate interstate commerce

Answer 10

federal government

Question 11

The states and Congress share power over which militia

Answer 11

National Guard

Question 12

Which power did the Constitution take from individual states and give to the national government?

Answer 12

coinage

Question 13

Who is charged with establishing the federal courts beneath the Supreme Court

Answer 13

Congress

Question 14

The implied power to create Social Security is based in which specific expressed power?

Answer 14

Making laws all necessary and proper

Question 15

Which constitutional amendment created two separate electoral college votes, one for president and one for vice president?

Answer 15

Twelfth Amendment

Question 16

Which court order forces the police to present a person in court to face charges, except in cases of rebellion or invasion?

Answer 16

The Writ of Habeas Corpus

Question 17

To be eligible to serve in the House of Representatives, a person must be a U.S. citizen for atleast

Answer 17

seven years

Question 18

The Constitution allows the House to judge its own members’ behavior, requiring a two-thirds vote for which action?

Answer 18

expulsion

Question 19

To run for a seat in the House of Representatives, what is the most important informal qualification?

Answer 19

The ability to appeal to voters

Question 20

The practice of drawing district boundaries to the political advantage of the party in power is known as

Answer 20

Gerrymandering

Question 21

Who is the most powerful member of the House of Representatives?

Answer 21

Speaker of the House

Question 22

Which of the following serves as assistant to the Speaker of the House?

Answer 22

Majority leader

Question 23

Who is second in line of succession to the presidency of the United States?

Answer 23

Speaker of the House

Question 24

Which term applies to the 20 permanent committees of the House?

Answer 24

Standing Committee

Question 25

Which basic job qualification for the Senate was set by the Constitution?

Answer 25

Live in the state he or she represents

Question 26

How long is a Senator's term of office

Answer 26

six years

Question 27

Which amendment was ratified in 1913 to make direct popular elections of senators part of the Constitution

Answer 27

Seventeenth

Question 28

What jobs does the Constitution assign the vice president of the United States

Answer 28

president of the Senate

Question 29

On how many committees may a senator generally serve, according to Senate rules

Answer 29

no more than three

Question 30

What vote count is required in the Senate for a treaty to become law

Answer 30

two-thirds

Question 31

What vote is required by the Senate to expel one of its members

Answer 31

two-thirds

Question 32

When a Senate seat becomes vacant, who normally has the right to appoint a replacement?

Answer 32

governor of the state

Question 33

According to the Constitution, both senators and members of the House may submit bills with the exception of what kind of bill?

Answer 33

Tax bills

Question 34

Which provision adds an unpopular provision to a popular bill that is likely to be passed?

Answer 34

Rider

Question 35

Which resolution is not a bill but follows the same procedure as a bill and has the force of law, if it is signed by both houses of Congress and the president

Answer 35

Joint Resolution

Question 36

Where does a bill go if it is introduced and passed in the House of Representatives

Answer 36

Senate

Question 37

What are the three main types of rules assigned by the Rules Committee

Answer 37

Open, Closed, and Modified

Question 38

What does the conference committee issue when it reaches an agreement on a bill?

Answer 38

Conference report

Question 39

When the president signs a bill

Answer 39

it becomes law

Question 40

What can Congress try to do if its members disagree with the presidents veto of a bill

Answer 40

Override it