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Legislative Branch
OPEN NOTE QUIZ
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SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER
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10 QUESTIONS –MULTIPLE CHOICE
WRITE THE LETTER OF THE
CORRECT ANSWER
TESTING ATMOSPHERE
1. How long is a term for a
member of the Senate?
A.
B.
C.
D.
2
3
4
6
years
years
years
years
2. Which powers of
Congress are based upon the
Necessary and Proper
(Elastic) clause?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Advanced powers
Expressed powers
Implied powers
Reserved powers
3. Which article of the
Constitution established the
legislative branch of
government?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Article
Article
Article
Article
1
2
3
4
4. In both houses of
Congress, whose job is it
to persuade all members of
the party to vote together
on the issues?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Party whip
President Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House
Party President
5. Who is the President of
the Senate?
A. The Secretary of State
B. The Senate Majority
Leader
C. The Speaker of the House
D. The Vice-President of the
United States
6. The members of both the
majority and minority parties
have traditionally selected
committee chairpersons on
the basis of
A.
B.
C.
D.
Age
Education
Geography
Seniority
7. How is the number of
representatives from each
state determined?
A. The Senate decides
B. State legislators decide
C. The numbers are stated in
the Constitution
D. The number is based on
census results
8. Which of the following are
the two current Senators from
the state of Tennessee?
A. Zach Wamp and Bob Corker
B. Lamar Alexander and Bob
Corker
C. Bill Frist and Lamar
Alexander
D. Daniel Radcliff and Rupert
Grint
9. A committee that includes
members of both houses of
Congress is called a
A.
B.
C.
D.
Standing committee
Joint committee
Select committee
Subcommittee
10. Congress can not pass any
laws that are in opposition to
the
A. United States Constitution
B. precedents set by past
administrations
C. actions of the executive
branch
D. laws established by the
fifty states