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GOV UNIT 2 TEST 2021
Mr. Stickler's Liberty Christian U.S. GOV Unit 2 Test 2021
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the term "bicameral" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to the idea that the legislative branch of the United States government has "two houses". |
| What is the relationship between the census and the legislative branch of government? | The census determines how many representatives each state gets. |
| What does the term "census" mean/ refer to? | This refers to the population count that is done in the United States every 10 years. |
| What does the term "reapportionment" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to the process of determining how many representatives each state gets after each census. |
| What are the qualifications for becoming a member of the House of Representatives? | 1.) Be at least 25 years old; 2.) Be a resident of the state they are elected from; 3.) Have been a resident of the United States for at least 7 years. |
| When do elections for the House of Representatives take place? | These take place every November of even - numbered years. |
| How many members are there in the House of Representatives? | 435 members |
| What does the term "gerrymandering" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "drawing political district lines in such a way as to unfairly advantage one political party". |
| What do the terms "packing" and "cracking" relate to? | These two terms relate to the term "gerrymandering". (These are types of "gerrymandering".) |
| What does the term "packing" mean/refer to? | This means drawing political district lines so they include as many of the opposing party's voters as possible. |
| What does the term "cracking" mean/ refer to? | This means dividing an opponent's voters into other districts, to weaken the opponent's voter base. |
| What does the 27th Amendment state? | This Amendment states that if Congress votes to increase pay for legislators, it will not take effect until after the next election cycle. It prevents lawmakers from voting themselves a pay raise. |
| What does the term "censure" mean/ refer to? | This refers to a vote of formal disapproval of a member of Congress' actions. |
| How many members are there in the Senate? | There are 100 members in the Senate. |
| What are the 3 qualifications for becoming a member of the Senate? | 1.) Must be at least 30 years old; 2.) Be a resident of the state they are elected from; 3.) Have been a resident of the United States for at least 9 years. |
| What does the term "incumbents" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to members of the House and Senate who are already in office. |
| What does the term "constituents" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "the people in the districts they represent". |
| Who is the most powerful politician in the House of Representatives? | The most powerful person in this branch of the legislature is the Speaker of the House. |
| Who is the "constitutional" leader of the Senate? | This person is the Vice President of the United States. |
| Who is the "day-to-day" leader of the Senate? | This person is the President Pro Tempore. |
| Who is the 2nd most powerful legislator in the House of Representatives? | This person is the House Majority Leader. |
| What does the term "bills" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "proposed laws". |
| What does the term "whips" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to people who serve as assistant floor leaders in the House of Representatives. |
| What does the term "caucus" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to a "closed meeting". |
| What are the 3 steps that "bills" take before becoming laws in the House of Representatives? | 1.) Any legislator proposes a bill; 2.) The Speaker of the House assigns them to a committee; 3.) Once the bill comes out of committee, it is placed on one of the five House calendars. |
| List the names of the 5 calendars that the House of Representatives uses. | 1.) Union calendar; 2.) House calendar; 3.) Private calendar; 4.) Consent calendar; 5.) Discharge calendar. |
| What is the purpose of "calendars" in the House and Senate? | The purpose of these is to list bills that are up for consideration. |
| Why is the House Rules Committee an important committee in the House of Representatives? | This committee is important because it controls the flow of "bills" in the House of Representatives. |
| What does the term "quorum" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to the minimum number of members who must be present before a legislative body can take official action. |
| How many members of the House of Representatives are required for a "quorum" to exist during a regular "session" (i.e. meeting)? | 218 members are required for a "quorum" to exist here. |
| What does the term "filibuster" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to the process of stalling the legislative process and preventing a vote on certain legislation. (EX: When legislators read books, sing songs, and refuse to give up control of the floor.) |
| What does the term "cloture" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to the procedure that allows a limitation to be placed on how long each Senator can speak . It limits the time they can have the floor to 1 hour. |
| How many votes are needed in order for "cloture" to be instituted? | A 3/5's vote of the Senate is required for this (60 of the 100 members must vote to institute it). |
| How many calendars are there in the United States Senate? | There are 2 calendars in this legislative branch. |
| What is the "Calendar of General Orders"? | This is the name of the calendar that lists all bills the United States Senate will consider. |
| List the names of the four (4) types of committees | 1.) Standing committees; 2.) Select committees; 3.) Joint committees; 4.) Conference committees. |
| What are "standing committees"? | These are permanent committees that continue from one Congress to the next. |
| What are "select committees"? | These are temporary committees that study one specific issue and report their findings to the Senate or the House. |
| What are "joint committees"? | These are temporary or permanent committees that are made up of members from both the House and Senate. |
| What are "conference committees"? | These are temporary committees that are set up when the House and Senate have passed different versions of the same bill. |
| Where, in the Constitution, are the "legislative powers of Congress" described? | These are described in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. |
| Where, in the Constitution, is a description of where "revenue bills" originate? | This is described in Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution. |
| What are "ex post facto" laws? | These are laws that make crimes of acts that were legal when they were committed. |
| What are "bills of attainder"? | These are laws that establish guilt and punish people without allowing them a trial. |
| What does the term "writ of habaes corpus" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "a court order to release a person accused of a crime to court to determine whether he or she had been legally detained". |
| Where, in the Constitution, are the "powers denied to Congress" listed? | These are listed in Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution. |
| What was the Supreme Court decision in the "Gibbons vs. Ogden" case? | In this case, the Supreme Court stated that states can control commerce within its boundaries, but any commerce between and among the states should be controlled by the federal government. |
| What does the term "impeachment" mean/ refer to? | This term means "a formal accusation of misconduct in office". |
| How many votes does it take in the House of Representatives in order for an "impeachment" to take place? | A majority of the members of the House of Representatives must approve for this to take place. |
| Where do "impeachment" trials take place (once approved by the House of Representatives)? | These trials take place in the Senate. |
| What does the term "logrolling" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "agreements between two or more lawmakers who agree to vote for each others federal public works bill. |
| What does the term "pork barrel legislation" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "when Congress passes laws to appropriate money for local federal projects it is often called 'pork barrel legislation'". |
| Which branch of government awards federal grants and contracts? | Congress (i.e. the legislative branch) does this. |
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