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Chapter 6: The Legislative Branch

Self-Check Quizzes

1
The Senate has _____ members.
A)50
B)100
C)435
D)538
2
The most powerful leader within the House of Representatives is the _____.
A)majority leader
B)president pro tempore
C)Speaker of the House
D)majority whip
3
A _____ committee is a permanent committee.
A)conference
B)select
C)special
D)standing
4
Congress's implied powers are derived from _____.
A)the enumerated list
B)the "necessary and proper" clause
C)the first 17 clauses of Article I, Section 8
D)habeas corpus
5
People hired by private groups to influence government decision makers are called _____.
A)pages
B)special-interest groups
C)standing committees
D)lobbyists
6
A member of the House of Representatives must be at least _____ years old.
A)21
B)25
C)30
D)35
7
A government project or grant that primarily benefits the home district or state of a particular member of Congress is called a _____.
A)kickback
B)piece of the pie
C)rollover
D)pork-barrel project
8
A tactic for defeating a bill in the Senate by talking a bill to death is called a _____.
A)cloture
B)rally
C)filibuster
D)rider
9
Congress may not pass _____ laws, which make an act a crime after the act has been committed.
A)impeachment
B)implied powers
C)cloture
D)ex post facto
10
Congress can override the president's veto with a _____ vote of each house.
A)majority
B)two-thirds
C)three-fourths
D)seven-eighths
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