United States Government: Democracy in Action

Chapter 6: Development of Congressional Powers

Self-Check Quizzes

1
The necessary and proper clause gives Congress its _____.
A)expressed powers
B)inherent powers
C)initial powers
D)implied powers
2
Revenue bills originate in the _____.
A)Office of Management and Budget
B)House of Representatives
C)Congressional Budget Office
D)Senate
3
The Supreme Court used the case Gibbons v. Ogden to define _____.
A)the "power of the purse"
B)strict constructionist policy
C)the "necessary and proper" clause
D)commerce
4
The Supreme Court used the commerce clause to uphold _____ in Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States.
A)civil rights
B)discrimination
C)working conditions
D)federal power
5
Congress has declared war _____ times.
A)five
B)ten
C)twenty-five
D)two hundred
6
If no presidential candidate gets a majority of Electoral College votes, _____ chooses the president.
A)the Senate as a whole
B)the House of Representatives as a whole
C)a select committee of the Senate
D)a select committee of the House
7
Who presides at an impeachment trial of a president?
A)the House
B)the Senate
C)a Special Counsel
D)the chief justice
8
The legislative power to review executive branch activities in an ongoing basis is called _____.
A)subpoena orders
B)immunity
C)oversight
D)party politics
9
Who conducts ethics investigations of top government officials?
A)the attorney general
B)the chief justice
C)an independent counsel
D)the Senate Oversight Committee
10
After the Vietnam War, congressional leaders passed the _____ to curb the president's "war" powers.
A)National Emergencies Act
B)Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act
C)Government Accountability Office
D)Legislative Reorganization Act
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