US Government Chapter 5: The Legislature

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1. Who is the most powerful member of the House of Representatives?
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2. What does bicameral mean?
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3. With regards to representation, what does apportionment mean?
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4. How many years is the term of a member of the House of Representatives?
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5. Both houses of Congress have the power to conduct investigations by issuing ____________ to call witnesses.
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6. How many senators are there from each state? 
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7. Which basic job qualification for the Senate was set by the Constitution? 
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8. People in the United States do not take part in national government directly but through elected ____________________.
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9. Which amendment was ratified in 1913 to make direct popular elections of senators part of the Constitution?
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10. How many years do senators serve in the Senate?
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11. A(n) ____________________ is a tactic used by opponents of a measure in an effort to keep it from coming to a vote.
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12. Which term refers to people who are represented by a particular member of Congress?
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13. The practice of drawing district boundaries to the political advantage of the party in power is known as
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14. When the president signs a bill, it
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15. What can Congress try to do if its members disagree with the president's veto of a bill?
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16. Congress is made up of ____________________________.
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17. What is the proper way to display the American Flag?
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18. To be eligible to serve in the House of Representatives, a person must be a U.S. citizen for at least
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19. How long is a Senator's term of office?
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20. Which political party controls the House of Representatives?
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21. Most bills submitted to Congress die in _____ and never receive the attention of Congress as a whole.
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22. Which term applies to the 20 permanent committees of the House?
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23. Senators must win statewide ________.
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24. Laws made by the will of the people come through which body of the U.S. government? 
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25. What is the main responsibility of Congress?
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26. Who has the constitutional power to regulate interstate commerce?
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27. Who are our senators?
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28. Who is our representative?
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29. What job does the Constitution assign the vice president of the United States?
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30. Which provision adds an unpopular provision to a popular bill that is likely to be passed?
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31. Which group thinks that congress should have more freedom to interpret the Constitution?
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32. Which political party controls the Senate?
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33. What congressional district are we in?
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34. How many representatives do we have from Alabama?
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35. What happens when a president is impeached?
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36. Each state has at least _______ representative(s) in the House of Representatives.
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Who is the most powerful member of the House of Representatives?
What does bicameral mean?
With regards to representation, what does apportionment mean?
How many years is the term of a member of the House of...
Both houses of Congress have the power to conduct investigations by...
How many senators are there from each state? 
Which basic job qualification for the Senate was set by the...
People in the United States do not take part in national government...
Which amendment was ratified in 1913 to make direct popular elections...
How many years do senators serve in the Senate?
A(n) ____________________ is a tactic used by opponents of a measure...
Which term refers to people who are represented by a particular member...
The practice of drawing district boundaries to the political advantage...
When the president signs a bill, it
What can Congress try to do if its members disagree with the...
Congress is made up of ____________________________.
What is the proper way to display the American Flag?
To be eligible to serve in the House of Representatives, a person must...
How long is a Senator's term of office?
Which political party controls the House of Representatives?
Most bills submitted to Congress die in _____ and never receive the...
Which term applies to the 20 permanent committees of the House?
Senators must win statewide ________.
Laws made by the will of the people come through which body of the...
What is the main responsibility of Congress?
Who has the constitutional power to regulate interstate commerce?
Who are our senators?
Who is our representative?
What job does the Constitution assign the vice president of the United...
Which provision adds an unpopular provision to a popular bill that is...
Which group thinks that congress should have more freedom to interpret...
Which political party controls the Senate?
What congressional district are we in?
How many representatives do we have from Alabama?
What happens when a president is impeached?
Each state has at least _______ representative(s) in the House of...
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