1. Unit IV Legislative Branch Trashketball Review U.S. & VA Government

2. Senate  How many members are in the U.S. Senate?  100

3. House of Representatives  How many members are in the House of Representatives?  435

4. Senate  Identify the legislation that capped off the House of Representatives at 435:  Reapportionment Act of 1929

5. House of Representatives  How many years does a term of Congress last?  Two

6. Senate  Drawing district lines to favor the party in power is known as ______________.  Gerrymandering

7. House of Representatives  Explain why the Senate is considered a ‘continuous body’:  All Senate seats are never up for election at the same time.

8. Senate  Identify one U.S. state that only has one member in the House of Representatives:  Alaska  Delaware  Montana  North Dakota  South Dakota  Vermont  Wyoming

9. House of Representatives  Identify the age and citizenship requirement for a member of the House of Representatives:  Age: 25  Citizenship: 7 years

10. Senate  Identify the age and citizenship requirement for a member of the Senate:  Age: 30  Citizenship: 9 years

11. House of Representatives  Identify the current Speaker of the House:  John Boehner

12. Senate  Identify the current Senate Majority Leader:  Mitch McConnell

13. House of Representatives  Explain how U.S. Senators were chosen prior to the ratification of the 17 th Amendment:  Selected by the legislatures of their state

14. Senate  Those who favor a broad interpretation of the U.S. Constitution are known as:  liberal constructionists.

15. House of Representatives  Since the ‘necessary and proper’ clause allows Congress to stretch its Constitutional powers, it is also known as the ____________ clause.  elastic

16. Senate  Define ‘eminent domain’:  Power of the government to take private property to be used for public use with just compensation.

17. House of Representatives  Which Supreme Court case upheld the doctrine of ‘implied powers’?  McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

18. Senate  The ability for members of Congress to substitute their signature for a stamp is known as the:  franking privilege.

19. House of Representatives  Who is responsible for redrawing district lines within a state?  state legislatures

20. Senate  Explain how the power of impeachment is divided within Congress:  House of Representatives: drafts impeachment charges  Senate: holds impeachment trial

21. House of Representatives  Who presides over a presidential impeachment trial?  Chief Justice

22. Senate  Who does the Constitution establish as the presiding officer within the Senate?  Vice President

23. House of Representatives  Who is the current U.S. Representative from Virginia’s 11 th District?  Gerry Connelly

24. Senate  Identify the two U.S. Senators from the Commonwealth of Virginia:  Tim Kaine  Mark Warner

25. House of Representatives  Which legislative chamber must approve all treaties and presidential appointments?  Senate (2/3rds Vote)

26. Senate  Describe ‘pork barrel’ legislation:  appropriation of federal funds to benefit a constituency

27. House of Representatives  Identify the current House Majority Leader:  Kevin McCarthy

28. Senate  Identify the current Senate Minority Leader:  Harry Reid

29. House of Representatives  Identify the current House Minority Leader:  Nancy Pelosi

30. Senate  Which congressional officer is responsible for keeping the party leader informed and rallying party votes?  Majority/Minority Whip

31. House of Representatives  Which Congress is currently in session?  114 th

32. Senate  Explain the purpose of a ‘filibuster’:  prevent action/kill a bill

33. House of Representatives  Identify the characteristics of a typical member of Congress:  White  Middle-Aged  Male  Protestant

34. Senate  Which committee would a bill regarding a new tax/tariff be sent?  House Ways and Means Committee

35. House of Representatives  Identify the current President pro tempore:  Patrick Leahy

36. Senate  What is necessary to override a presidential veto?  2/3 rd vote of both houses of Congress

37. House of Representatives  Identify the Chief Justice for Supreme Court cases of McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) and Gibbons v. Ogden (1824):  John Marshall

38. Senate  Explain the process of a ‘pocket veto’:  President kills a bill by holding the bill until Congress adjourns. (within 10 days)

39. House of Representatives  Identify the two U.S. Presidents who have been impeached:  Andrew Johnson  Bill Clinton

40. Senate  Identify the two voting methods in which a member’s vote is recorded:  Teller Vote  Roll-Call Vote

41. House of Representatives  Identify the day in which Congress has set for all national elections:  Tuesday after the first Monday in November even-numbered years