A legislative system with two chambers or houses.

A system with one legislative body.

A type of government with no legislative power.

A legislative system that includes only local councils.

10. How is the size of the Senate determined?

Equality, Each state has two members

Choice, Its members are chosen by state legislatures

Equality, Each congressional district gets one member

Population, Seats are assigned to the states according to their populations

11. How is the size of the House of Representatives determined?

Population, it is based on population in the states

Chance Each state gets a random number

Fixed, The total number of seats in the House is fixed by the Constitution

Equality, Each congressional district gets two members

12. What is Gerrymandering?

intentionally drawing voting district lines to favor a certain political party

drawing voting district line to ensure equal representation

a process used to prevent legislation in the Senate

the power used by Congress to remove judges that have taken bribes

15. Which of the following powers may be used only by the Senate?

the power to approve or reject major presidential appointments

the power to propose constitutional amendments

the power to elect a president if there's a tie

the power to investigate the activities of public officials

16. Why does the “Necessary and Proper” clause exist?

to let Congress to pass laws necessary to carry out their responsibilities

to limit congressional power to those only stated in the Constitution

to define the power of Congress

to set forth those powers considered important to the states

17. The purpose of a filibuster is to

To prevent a bill from progressing in the Senate

prevent quorum calls in committees

punish a member of the House of Representatives

18. The main way to end a filibuster is by

invoking the Cloture Rule (60 senators agrees to end debate)

convening (meeting with) a conference committee

voting the filibusterer out of office

19. Which of the following is a way a bill can become a law without the president's signature?

The president fails to act on the bill within 10 days of receiving it while Congress is in session.

The president delegates the signing of the bill to the vice president.

The president waits until the Congress is not in session.

The president leaves the country.

20. How does someone become Speaker of the House?

They are elected by the House of Representatives.

They are elected by the Senate.

They are chosen by the Electoral College.

They are elected by the American people.

26. Why did some states gain and some states lose their seats in 2022?

Some states gained seats due to population growth, while others lost seats due to population decline.

All states gained seats due to increased funding.

The government allocates representation based on the popularity of government officials.

States lost seats because of new voting laws.

27. Define reapportionment:

Reapportionment is the redistribution of legislative seats based on population changes.

Reapportionment is the method of determining the voting age population.

Reapportionment refers to the allocation of funds for public services.

Reapportionment is the process of electing a new president.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

1. The Lower chamber (name):

Senate

House of Representatives

Assembly

Council

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2. The Upper chamber (name):

Cabinet

Senate

House of Representatives

Supreme Court

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

3. Age Requirement of the lower chamber :

18 years old

30 years old

25 years old

21 years old

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

4. Age Requirement of Upper chamber:

25 years old

35 years old

40 years old

30 years old

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

5. Term Length of Lower chamber:

6 years

4 years

1 year

2 years

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

6. Term Length of Upper chamber:

6 years

2 years

8 years

4 years

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

7. Size of Upper chamber:

100

435

535

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Unit 5 Exam

1. The Lower chamber (name):

2. The Upper chamber (name):

3. Age Requirement of the lower chamber :

4. Age Requirement of Upper chamber:

5. Term Length of Lower chamber:

6. Term Length of Upper chamber:

7. Size of Upper chamber:

8. Size of Lower chamber:

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10. How is the size of the Senate determined?

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