The Senate House of Rep. Bills to Laws Congress Checks & Balances Exec. & Judicial Checks & Bal.

The Senate 100 POINTS How many years is a Senator’s term of office? A B C

CORRECT !!!!!!! Senate 100 A. 6

House of Rep. 100 POINTS The number of Congressmen a state has depends on… Nothing… All States have 2 Gerrymandering The state’s population C B A

CORRECT !!!!!!! House of Rep. 100 C. The state’s population

Bills to Laws 100 POINTS A bill may only be introduced to the Congress by… A Senator The President A Congressman or a Senator C B A

CORRECT !!!!!!! Bills to Laws 100 C. A Congressman or a Senator

Congress Checks & Balances 100 POINTS If Congress checks the President in this way it might me a trial for the President. A Filibuster Cloture Impeachment C B A

CORRECT !!!!!!! Checks and Balances Congress 100 C. Impeachment

Exec. & Judicial Checks & Bal. 100 Points The Executive Branch can check the Legislative Branch by ________ a Bill. Overriding Vetoing Declaring a Bill Unconstitutional B A C

CORRECT !!!!!!! Checks &Balances Exec & Judicial 100 B. Vetoing

The Senate 200 POINTS How many Senators are there currently? A B C

Senate 200 B. 100 CORRECT !!!!!!!

House of Rep. 200 POINTS How many Congressmen are currently in the House of Representatives? B A C

House of Rep. 200 A. 435 CORRECT !!!!!!!

Bills to Laws 200 POINTS How many Senators must vote for a bill in order for it to “pass the Senate” ? All of them B A C

Bills to Laws 200 A. 51 CORRECT !!!!!!!

Congress Checks & Balances 200 POINTS In what way can Congress check the power of both the Executive Branch and the Judicial Branch ? By overriding the Presidents Veto By Passing an Amendment By approving a Presidential appointment A B C

Checks and Balances Congress 200 B. By approving a Presidential appointment CORRECT !!!!!!!

Exec. & Judicial Checks & Bal. 200 POINTS If the President doesn’t sign a bill within 10 days of an adjournment of Congress it is call a…. Veto Cloture Pocket Veto A C B

Checks &Balances Exec & Judicial 200 C. Pocket Veto CORRECT !!!!!!!

The Senate 300 POINTS If a Senator give a long speech that is meant to prevent a vote on a bill it is called A filibuster Cloture A Pocket Veto C B A

Senate 300 A. A Filibuster CORRECT !!!!!!!

House of Rep. 300 POINTS Which of the following things cannot be done in the House of Representatives? Impeachment and budget bills Elect a President if there is no majority in the Electoral College Filibuster and Cloture A B C

House of Rep. 300 C. Fillibuster and Cloture CORRECT !!!!!!!

Bills to Laws 300 POINTS A bill must ________ in order to become a law. Receive a vote of 2/3 of all members of Congress Have the same wording in both the House and Senate Be signed by the President. A C B

Bills to Laws 300 B. Have the same wording in both the House and Senate CORRECT !!!!!!!

Congress Checks & Balances 300 POINTS If the Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional Congress can… Override with a 2/3 majority Amend the Constitution Appoint new Supreme Court Judges A B C

Checks and Balances Congress 300 B. Amend the Constitution CORRECT !!!!!!!

Exec. & Judicial Checks & Bal. 300 POINTS In what way can the Supreme Court Check the President? By overriding his veto By declaring a law unconstitutional By declaring something he has done unconstitutional A B C

Checks &Balances Exec & Judicial 300 C. By declaring something he has done unconstitutional CORRECT !!!!!!!

The Senate 400 POINTS In order to stop a filibuster the Senate must. Declare cloture by at least one vote Have a vote of at least 60 Senators Have an even longer filibuster B A C

Senate 400 A. Have a vote of at least 60 Senators CORRECT !!!!!!!

House of Rep. 400 POINTS How Many Congressmen does Washington D.C. have? C B A D 2

House of Rep. 400 C. 0 (Washington D.C. is not a state.) CORRECT !!!!!!!

Bills to Laws 400 POINTS Of the things listed below, what happens first when a bill is being made into a law? It is assigned a number It goes to a Committee It goes to the floor for a debate A B C

Bills to Laws 300 A. It is assigned a number CORRECT !!!!!!!

Congress Checks & Balances 400 POINTS What is one special way that the Senate can check the president By approving budgets By overriding his veto By approving treaties C B A

Checks and Balances Congress 300 C. By approving treaties CORRECT !!!!!!!

Exec. & Judicial Checks & Bal. 400 POINTS The President checks the power of the Supreme Court by… Appointing Judges for life Approving Judges for life Amending the Constitution A B C

Exec. & Judicial Checks & Bal. 400 POINTS A. Appointing Judges for life CORRECT !!!!!!!

The Senate 500 POINTS If there is a tie in a Senate vote, who casts a vote to break the tie? The President The Speaker of the House. The Vice President C B A

CORRECT !!!!!!!

House of Rep. 500 POINTS Which of the things below are the most important reasons for some one to get re- elected Redistricting Incumbency Cloture B A C

CORRECT !!!!!!!

Bills to Laws 500 POINTS If the Senate and the House cannot agree on the wording of a bill then… The bill is sent to a Sub-Committee The bill is sent to Conference Committee The bill dies B A C

CORRECT !!!!!!!

Congress Checks & Balances 500 POINTS The House of Representatives has one special power to check the Executive Branch It can approve treaties It can approve appointments It controls the Budget C B A

CORRECT !!!!!!!

Exec. & Judicial Checks & Bal. 500 POINTS The Executive Branch cannot… Call special sessions of Congress Recommend legislation Make Laws B A C

CORRECT !!!!!!!