TEST ID A
The United States Legislative Branch
MARK ALL ANSWERS ON THE ANSWERSHEET PROVIDED. You may write on the test.
True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is A true or B false.
1. If you meet the requirements to be a United States Senator, you also meet the requirements to be a
United States Representative.
2. To be a member of Congress, you must have graduated from college with at least a four year degree.
3. The majority of congresspersons have experience in the legal, law, profession.
4. If you meet the requirements to become a member of the House of Representatives, you also meet all the
requirements to be a Senator.
5. There are five hundred and thirty-five voting members in the House of Representatives.
6. The number of Representatives per state in the House of Representatives is determined by the state’s
population.
7. Because California has the largest population in the United States, it also has the most number of
Senators in the Senate.
8. Georgia has thirteen representatives in the House of Representatives.
9. According to the 17th Amendment, Senators are chosen by state legislators.
10. The Senate is known as a continuous body because only one-third runs for re-election at any given time.
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
11. What are the people from a representative’s district are called?
A. cloture.
C. Constituents.
B. lobbyists.
D. representees.
12. Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?
A. majority leader.
C. majority whip.
B. President of the House.
D. Speaker of the House.
13. What is the time Congress is meeting and working during the year?
A. Session
C. Term
B. Special Session
D. Politico
14. According to the Constitution, what is the minimum age to become a Senator?
A. 25
C. 35
B. 30
D. 40
15. According to the Reapportionment Act of 1929, how many voting Representatives are in the House?
A. 100
C. 435
B. 200
D. 535
16. Based on a State’s population, which of the following states would have the most Senators?
A. California
C. Wyoming
B. Georgia
D. They have the same
17. The ____ is a population count taken every 10 years.
A. constituent
C. habeas corpus
B. census
D. cloture
18. A ____ is an oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group.
A. cloture
C. rider
B. filibuster
D. gerrymander
19. What plan discussed during the Constitutional Convention led to the development of the House of
Representatives?
A. New Jersey Plan
C. Three-Fifths Compromise
B. Virginia Plan
D. Representation Compromise
20.Which congressional chamber evolved from William Patterson’s New Jersey Plan?
A. Senate
C. House of Commons
B. House of Lords
D. House of Representatives
21. In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court…
A. ruled the doctrine of implied powers to be unconstitutional.
B. upheld the doctrine of implied powers.
C. upheld the right of the State of Maryland to tax a federal agency.
D. ruled the creation of a bank by Congress to be unconstitutional.
22. The level of the nation's debt
A. is set by the President.
B. Is set by the Department of Treasury
C. is unlimited
D. may not exceed $10 billion.
23. The Supreme Court ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden expanded the
A. currency power by including paper money as legal tender.
B. power to tax by allowing a tax on incomes.
C. commerce power to include all commercial interactions.
D. power over territories to include the taking of private property.
24. According to the Constitution, who has the sole power to impeach the President?
A. The House of Representatives
C. the Supreme Court
B. the Vice President
D. State courts
25. Why did the Framers include the Necessary and Proper Clause in the Constitution?
A. to empower Congress to pass laws needed to carry out the expressed powers
B. to limit congressional powers to those expressly stated in the Constitution
C. to define the scope of the inherent powers of Congress
D. to set forth those powers considered necessary to the States
26. Who has the power to propose constitutional amendments?
A. the President
C. Congress
B. the Supreme Court
D. State courts
27. In order to bring charges against the President or Vice President for misconduct in office, the House
of Representatives is given
A. executive powers.
C. the power to convict.
B. the power to impeach.
D. electoral duties.
28. Congress shares foreign relations power with the
A. President.
C. States.
B. Supreme Court.
D. armed forces.
29. In the Vice President's absence, the presiding officer of the Senate is the
A. Dean of the Senate.
C. president pro tempore.
B. majority floor leader.
D. Speaker of the Senate.
30. The president pro tempore
A. is elected by the House and is the leader of its minority party.
B. is replaced, when absent, by the Speaker of the House.
C. serves in the absence of the Vice President of the United States.
D. serves in the absence of the Speaker of the Senate.
House of Representatives v. Senate
Indicate whether the following statements apply to the House of Representatives, the Senate, or both the House and the
Senate by marking A for House, B for Senate or C for both on the answer sheet provided.
31. The number of persons per state is based on equal representation.
32. You must reside in the state you represent
33. You must be a United States citizen for at least nine years before taking office.
34. Leadership positions include the Vice-President and the President Pro Tempore.
35. Was based on the Virginia Plan.
36. The number of members per state is based on population/proportional representation.
37. This chamber was based on the New Jersey Plan.
38. Most people in this chamber are well educated.
39. A member’s term in office lasts six years.
40. A member’s term in office lasts two years.