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Test Description: Legislative Branch
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1) Legislative branch
A
law makers
B
law interpreters
C
law enforcers
D
;aw breakers
2) bicameral congress
A
the Senate
B
two part body
C
one part body
D
the House of Representatives
3) census
A
10 year count of population
B
5 year count of population
C
congress
D
the electoral college
4) gerrymandered district
A
a new kind of animal
B
odd shaped district to increase the voting power of a particular group
C
10 year count of the population
D
district designed to give even power to all groups
5) majority party
A
any party holding seats in the Senate or House of Representatives
B
political party that holds more than half the seats in either the Senate or House of representatives
C
Independent political party holding seats in the Senate or House of Representatives
D
political party that holds less than half the seats in either the Senate or House of Representatives
6) minority party
A
political party with the most seats in the Senate or House of Representatives
B
Independent party that holds seats in the Senate or House of Representatives
C
any party that holds seats in the Senate or House of Representatives
D
political party that holds the fewest seats in the Senate or House of Representatives
7) leader in the House of Representatives
A
president of the United States
B
minority leader
C
Speaker of the House
D
president pro tempor
8) the method of how congress gets most work accomplished
A
Speaker of the House does all the work
B
congressmen working independently
C
the committee system
D
entire congress working on every issue
9) powers that are specifically defined in the Constitution
A
implied powers
B
concurrent powers
C
expressed powers
D
reserved powers
10) powers not defined in the Constitution, but allows congress to carry out its work
A
concurrent powers
B
expressed powers
C
allied powers
D
implied powers
11) allows Congress to stretch it power to meet new needs
A
establishment clause
B
elastic clause
C
militia clause
D
national supremacy clause
12) impeachment
A
to try an official for wrongdoing
B
to formally charge an official of wrongdoing
C
to elect an official
D
to remove an official from office
13) franking privilege
A
congress does not need postage for any mail
B
congress has its own postage system for work related mail
C
congress pays double postage on job related mail
D
congress can send job related mail without postage
14) casework
A
work that congress does on behalf of citizens
B
dismissing a court case
C
bringing a case to trial
D
the franking privilege
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