Powers and Structures of Congress

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Social Studies

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8th - 9th Grade

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Hard

Joseph Anderson

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37 Slides • 21 Questions

Multiple Choice

The House of Representatives has 535 members.

TRUE

FALSE

Multiple Choice

Each state sends two people to the Senate.

TRUE

FALSE

Multiple Choice

The minimum age to be a Senator is 30 years old.

TRUE

FALSE

Multiple Choice

What is the name of a two house legislature in which our own congress is comprised?

Trilateral

Bicameral

Unicameral

Cameral

Multiple Choice

This house of Congress would base the number of representatives it has on the number of people that state had in its population.

Supreme Court

Senate

House of Representatives

Executive

Multiple Choice

Which one of these “fast facts” do not belong about the U.S. House of Representatives

Contains 100 members

Has 435 members

members serve 2 year terms

Representation in based on that states population.

Multiple Choice

Popular Sovereignty means:

the State governments rule this country

the Federal government rules this country

the President rules this country

the People rule this country

Multiple Choice

Enumerated - the ROOT of this word, "numer" means

numbered

implied

elastic

forbidden

Multiple Choice

In government, a concurrent power is something that is done by:

BOTH State and Fed gov't

ONLY Fed gov't

ONLY State gov't

NEITHER State or Fed gov't

Multiple Choice

Declaring WAR is a...

Reserved power

Concurrent power

Enumerated power

Individual power

Multiple Choice

Collecting taxes is a...

Reserved power

Concurrent power

Enumerated power

Individual power

Multiple Choice

Managing a system of education is a...

Reserved power

Concurrent power

Enumerated power

Individual power

Multiple Choice

Making laws about marriage (and divorce) is a...

Reserved power

Concurrent power

Enumerated power

Individual power

Multiple Choice

Three branches of power reflects the principle of...

Federalism

Separation of Power

Popular Sovereignty

Checks and Balances

Multiple Choice

Congress's power to coin money is

elastic power

enumerated power

implied power

nonlegislative power

Multiple Choice

To serve in the House of Representatives you must be at least

35 years-old

25 years-old

20 years-old

30 years-old

Multiple Choice

Expressed Powers or Enumerated Powers are

Specifically listed in the Constitution

Powers not listed but implied in the Constitution

Duties Congress holds besides lawmaking duties

Powers listed outside of the Constitution

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an implied power not an expressed power of Congress?

Declare War

Coin and Print Money

Draft people into the Military

Establish the Post Office

Multiple Choice

Senators serve

two-year terms

four-year terms

six-year terms

three-year terms

Multiple Choice

How does the President interact with the judicial branch of government?

By bringing judges and lawyers into his cabinet

By serving on the Supreme Court

By declaring how the Constitution should be interpreted

By appointing federal judges

Multiple Choice

True/False: The Legislative Branch can "check" the Executive Branch by overriding the President's veto with a 2/3 majority.

True

False

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