3. 100 200 300 400 500 The Senate House of Rep. Bills to Laws Congress Checks & Balances Exec. & Judicial Checks & Bal.

4. The Senate 100 POINTS How many years is a Senator’s term of office? 4 2 6 A B C

5. CORRECT !!!!!!! Senate 100 A. 6

6. House of Rep. 100 POINTS The number of Congressmen a state has depends on… Nothing… All States have 2 Gerrymandering The state’s population C B A

7. CORRECT !!!!!!! House of Rep. 100 C. The state’s population

8. Bills to Laws 100 POINTS A bill may only be introduced to the Congress by… A Senator The President A Congressman or a Senator C B A

9. CORRECT !!!!!!! Bills to Laws 100 C. A Congressman or a Senator

10. Congress Checks & Balances 100 POINTS If Congress checks the President in this way it might me a trial for the President. A Filibuster Cloture Impeachment C B A

11. CORRECT !!!!!!! Checks and Balances Congress 100 C. Impeachment

12. Exec. & Judicial Checks & Bal. 100 Points The Executive Branch can check the Legislative Branch by ________ a Bill. Overriding Vetoing Declaring a Bill Unconstitutional B A C

13. CORRECT !!!!!!! Checks &Balances Exec & Judicial 100 B. Vetoing

14. The Senate 200 POINTS How many Senators are there currently? 50 100 435 A B C

15. Senate 200 B. 100 CORRECT !!!!!!!

16. House of Rep. 200 POINTS How many Congressmen are currently in the House of Representatives? 435 445 100 B A C

17. House of Rep. 200 A. 435 CORRECT !!!!!!!

18. Bills to Laws 200 POINTS How many Senators must vote for a bill in order for it to “pass the Senate” ? 51 60. All of them B A C

19. Bills to Laws 200 A. 51 CORRECT !!!!!!!

20. Congress Checks & Balances 200 POINTS In what way can Congress check the power of both the Executive Branch and the Judicial Branch ? By overriding the Presidents Veto By Passing an Amendment By approving a Presidential appointment A B C

21. Checks and Balances Congress 200 B. By approving a Presidential appointment CORRECT !!!!!!!

22. Exec. & Judicial Checks & Bal. 200 POINTS If the President doesn’t sign a bill within 10 days of an adjournment of Congress it is call a…. Veto Cloture Pocket Veto A C B

23. Checks &Balances Exec & Judicial 200 C. Pocket Veto CORRECT !!!!!!!

24. The Senate 300 POINTS If a Senator give a long speech that is meant to prevent a vote on a bill it is called A filibuster Cloture A Pocket Veto C B A

25. Senate 300 A. A Filibuster CORRECT !!!!!!!

26. House of Rep. 300 POINTS Which of the following things cannot be done in the House of Representatives? Impeachment and budget bills Elect a President if there is no majority in the Electoral College Filibuster and Cloture A B C

27. House of Rep. 300 C. Fillibuster and Cloture CORRECT !!!!!!!

28. Bills to Laws 300 POINTS A bill must ________ in order to become a law. Receive a vote of 2/3 of all members of Congress Have the same wording in both the House and Senate Be signed by the President. A C B

29. Bills to Laws 300 B. Have the same wording in both the House and Senate CORRECT !!!!!!!

30. Congress Checks & Balances 300 POINTS If the Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional Congress can… Override with a 2/3 majority Amend the Constitution Appoint new Supreme Court Judges A B C

31. Checks and Balances Congress 300 B. Amend the Constitution CORRECT !!!!!!!

32. Exec. & Judicial Checks & Bal. 300 POINTS In what way can the Supreme Court Check the President? By overriding his veto By declaring a law unconstitutional By declaring something he has done unconstitutional A B C

33. Checks &Balances Exec & Judicial 300 C. By declaring something he has done unconstitutional CORRECT !!!!!!!

34. The Senate 400 POINTS In order to stop a filibuster the Senate must. Declare cloture by at least one vote Have a vote of at least 60 Senators Have an even longer filibuster B A C

35. Senate 400 A. Have a vote of at least 60 Senators CORRECT !!!!!!!

36. House of Rep. 400 POINTS How Many Congressmen does Washington D.C. have? 3 1 0 C B A D 2

37. House of Rep. 400 C. 0 (Washington D.C. is not a state.) CORRECT !!!!!!!

38. Bills to Laws 400 POINTS Of the things listed below, what happens first when a bill is being made into a law? It is assigned a number It goes to a Committee It goes to the floor for a debate A B C

39. Bills to Laws 300 A. It is assigned a number CORRECT !!!!!!!

40. Congress Checks & Balances 400 POINTS What is one special way that the Senate can check the president By approving budgets By overriding his veto By approving treaties C B A

41. Checks and Balances Congress 300 C. By approving treaties CORRECT !!!!!!!

42. Exec. & Judicial Checks & Bal. 400 POINTS The President checks the power of the Supreme Court by… Appointing Judges for life Approving Judges for life Amending the Constitution A B C

43. Exec. & Judicial Checks & Bal. 400 POINTS A. Appointing Judges for life CORRECT !!!!!!!

44. The Senate 500 POINTS If there is a tie in a Senate vote, who casts a vote to break the tie? The President The Speaker of the House. The Vice President C B A

45. CORRECT !!!!!!!

46. House of Rep. 500 POINTS Which of the things below are the most important reasons for some one to get re- elected Redistricting Incumbency Cloture B A C

47. CORRECT !!!!!!!

48. Bills to Laws 500 POINTS If the Senate and the House cannot agree on the wording of a bill then… The bill is sent to a Sub-Committee The bill is sent to Conference Committee The bill dies B A C

49. CORRECT !!!!!!!

50. Congress Checks & Balances 500 POINTS The House of Representatives has one special power to check the Executive Branch It can approve treaties It can approve appointments It controls the Budget C B A

51. CORRECT !!!!!!!

52. Exec. & Judicial Checks & Bal. 500 POINTS The Executive Branch cannot… Call special sessions of Congress Recommend legislation Make Laws B A C

53. CORRECT !!!!!!!