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What is the term for ignoring a bill and letting it die?
a) Cloture
b) Pigeonholing
c) Gerrymandering
d) Earmarking

The House and the Senate meet as one body in ____.
a) a joint session
b) caucuses
c) odd-numbered years
d) a standing committee

The ____ is the most powerful leader in the House of Representatives.
a) Speaker of the House
b) minority leader
c) president pro tempore
d) vice president

How many members are in the Senate?
a) 50
b) 100
c) 345
d) 435

How many members are in the House of Representatives?
a) 50
b) 100
c) 345
d) 435

___ requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding him or her.
a) A bill of attainder
b) The franking privlege
c) An ex post facto law
d) A writ of habeas corpus

Which of the following legislative powers is implied by the elastic clause?
a) Establishing post offices.
b) Coining money.
c) Creating an air force.
d) Regulating foreign trade.

Which is NOT a major responsibility of representatives?
a) Writing and introducing bills.
b) Providing analysis for the IRS.
c) Troubleshooting for people in their district.
d) Voting on the floor of the House.

A ___ is when senators respond 'Aye' or 'No' as their names are called.
a) roll-call vote
b) standing vote
c) voice vote
d) pocket vote

Members of Congress bring government funds to their state through ___.
a) gerrymandering
b) casework
c) pork-barrel projects
d) special-interest groups

What non-legislative power resides in the House of Representatives?
a) Trying public officials
b) Establishing bankruptcy laws
c) Approving presidential nominees
d) Impeaching federal judges

Which of the following is a requirement for representatives in the House?
a) Be a U.S. citizen for at least 9 years.
b) Live in the district they represent.
c) Live in the state they represent.
d) Be at least 30 years old.

The simplest way to vote in the House and the Senate is a ___.
a) voice vote
b) standing vote
c) computerized vote
d) roll-call vote

What may happen to a bill in the House after the bill leaves committee?
a) Representatives add riders to the bill.
b) Representatives vote for cloture to limit debate on the bill.
c) The House clerk assigns a number to the bill.
d) Representatives add amendments related to the bill.

The president may ___, or refuse to sign, a bill.
a) veto
b) gerrymander
c) lobby
d) impeach

___ choose the Speaker of the House.
a) Lobbyists
b) Constituents members
c) Majority parties
d) Standing committees

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