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