Constitutional Qualifications Trivia Questions! Quiz

1. What are the qualifications for serving in the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES??? __ year terms. No term _____. Must be at least __ years old. Must have been a US citizen for at least __ years. Must be a resident of the _____ where they are ______. -Does not say they have to live in the ______ they represent because the ________ says nothing on ______.

2. What are the qualifications for serving in the SENATE? __ year terms on _____ basis. Qualifications: Must be at least  __ years old. Must be citizens for at least __ years. Must be a resident of the _____.

3. Who is Elbridge Gerry? He coined the term "_________" (the drawing of _______ _____ for _______ advantge), because he said the shape of the district lines looked like a ________.

4. Who are our current two senators?

5. How does a pocket veto work? POCKET VETO: The president has ___ days to veto or approve a bill (doesn't include _______). If congress __ in session and he doesn't sign, it becomes ____. If congress __ ___ in session, it's ______ if the president doesn't sign. A pocket veto is an indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president or a governor by returning the bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session. (first def is better though…)

6. What is the basic difference between the formal powers and the informal lpowers of the president? A: The _____ powers are listed in the ________, while the _______ powers are ___.

7. What are the four benefits of bureaucracy? _________: Centralized _______ and common sets of rules, regulations, and benefits. ________ and ________: When staffers work on an issue long enough, they develop expertise on that issue, which can make them _______ _______ to Congress. _________: Congress can authorize a budget to be spent on a particular issue, and the agency can ______ and _______ these funds as best needed without non-experienced legislators struggling to do this. ________: agencies and their programs work toegether when their repsonsibilities work in _______.

8. Why do bureacracies exist? To carry out work of _______ in an ______ way.

9. There is nothing about ______ committees in the constitution.