Which of the following is an example of congressional oversight? Assisting constituents with particular problems, Holding hearings for review of an executive agency's activities, Reporting campaign contributions to the Federal Election Commission, Conducting ethics investigations of congressional leadership

Holding hearings for review of an executive agency's activities

Which of the following is NOT an example of an expressed power in the constitution? Declaring war, Coining money, Borrowing money, Creating the IRS to collect taxes

Creating the IRS to collect taxes

Constitutional checks and balances, especially applied to the president are designed to:

Minimize the threat of tyranny from any branch of government

Which of the following statements about the rules of procedure in the House and Senate is correct? The rules in each chamber are determined by the majority whip, The rules are specified in Article I of the Constitution, The rules can be changed by the President during a national emergency, The House operates more by formal rules while the Senate operates more on informal understandings.

The House operates more by formal rules while the Senate operates more on informal understandings.

Who is the leader of the Senate?

Vice President of the United States

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the House of Representatives and the Senate? The Speaker of the House may only vote to break a tie in the House, and the President of the Senate may vote on any legislation before the Senate. In the House members can delay the vote on legislation by filibustering, and in the Senate members must send all legislation through the Rules Committee. In the House members represent the entire state, and in the Senate members represent districts within the state. The Speaker of the House is the most powerful position in the House, and the majority leader is the most powerful position in the Senate.

The Speaker of the House is the most powerful position in the House, and the majority leader is the most powerful position in the Senate.

Gerrymandering means __________.

Drawing distinct boundary lines to benefit a political party.

Pork barrel spending is known as...

Use of funds to please voters in specific districts

Why do we have 435 voting members in the House?

That number was (limited) set by statute (law)

When does apportionment happen?

every 10 years based on the decennial census

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What is Congress’s main constitutional job?

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Make laws

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What is Congress’s lower house?

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House of Representatives

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What is Congress’s upper house?

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Senate

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A representative in the House of Representatives serves a _____-year term.

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2

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Members of which house are selected from a congressional district and represent just that district, rather than the whole state?

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House of Representatives

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A Senator's term is ______________ years.

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6

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Members of which house are selected via ‘at large’ elections and represent the whole state?

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U.S. House of Representatives

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