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OABPOS1041 Quiz 5

OAB POS1041 Lesson 5: Congress and the Legislative Branch Part I

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Codes and statutes are other names for laws. True
Congress is considered a bicameral body because it contains ______ chambers known as _________. the House of Representatives and the Senate
Each seat in the House of Representatives represents a single ________ within a state. district
The number of representatives assigned to each of the 50 states in the House of Representatives is determined by a process called apportionment
In the House of Representatives, states are apportioned a number of seats based on a formula that ranks the 50 states according to the size of their populations. The actual population of each state is determined by a census conducted every 10 years
Each representative in the U.S. House of Representatives represents approximately the same number of people. True
After each U.S. Census is taken to determine the number of people who live in each state, then states must perform a process called _________ to establish a number of fixed areas of representation containing approximately equal population sizes based on t redistricting
Members of the House of Representatives serve _______ terms of office. 2-year
The most recent midterm election year was in 2018, and the next midterm election year will be in 2020. False
The House of Representatives has [a] members, or seats, and the Senate has [b] members. Give the exact number for each chamber, and each answer must be entered as a numeral (e.g., 150). Evaluation Method Answers for: a Exact Match 435 Evaluation Method Answers for: b Exact Match 100
The state of Florida currently has ____ seats in the U.S. House of Representatives representing each of the congressional districts in the state. Enter your answer as a numeral (e.g., 63) Evaluation Method Answer Exact Match 27
Identify both of Florida's U.S. Senators and their parties from the list below. You must click on two choices, and you must get both correct to receive the points for this question. Republican Marco Rubio Republican Rick Scott
Purposely creating legislative or congressional districts so that one party has an electoral advantage over another is called gerrymandering
The U.S. Senate is also known as the upper house
The process of apportionment is used to determine the number of senators that each state is entitled to in Congress. False
Like each member of the U.S. House of Representatives, each member of the U.S. Senate represents approximately the same number of people. False
The state of Florida currently has _______ U.S. Senators 2
The constituency of U.S. senators is the entire population of a state
A U.S. senator who was elected in 2014 will be up for re-election in 2020
During every 2-year congressional election cycle, _________ of U.S. senators are up for election. one-third
The political party that has the most members in a chamber of Congress is called the _______ party. majority
The most powerful position in the U.S. House of Representatives is the _______, and that position is currently held by _________. Speaker; Nancy Pelosi
The U.S. Vice President is given a unique role in Congress by the Constitution, because the holder of that office also serves as the official Presiding Officer of the U.S. Senate
The most powerful leadership position in the U.S. Senate is the __________, and that position is currently held by ___________. Majority Leader; Mitch McConnell
The current Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives is No images can be supported at this time: The information that you need to answer this question correctly is located on Slide 28 of the Congress & the Legislative Branch lecture (Part 1).
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