2022 Unit 3 Test: Legislative Branch

The set of rules and standards by which a society governs itself

• public policy
• law
• politics
• litigation

A plan of action adopted by government decision-makers to solve a problem or reach a goal

• public policy
• law
• politics
• litigation

The effort to control or influence the conduct and policies of government

• law
• audit
• public policy
• politics

Hearings on Watergate, Jan. 6, and water safety are part of Congress’s _____ function

• legislative
• oversight
• executive
• judicial

The U.S. House of Representatives has _____ members.

• 33
• 99
• 100
• 435

The U.S. Senate has _____ members.

• 33
• 99
• 100
• 538

To ratify a treaty requires

• 2/3 vote of Congress
• 2/3 vote of Senate
• majority of House of Representatives
• majority vote of Congress

Which of the following treaties was never ratified by the U.S. Senate?

• Treaty of Versailles to end WWI
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
• Panama Canal Treaty
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

If the Congress wants to officially congratulate the U.S. Olympic Team, it would pass a

• bill
• treaty
• law
• resolution

Which of the following Presidential appointments require confirmation by the Senate?

• all federal judges, including Supreme Court Justices
• Secretaries of Defense, State, and Treasury
• The President's Cabinet
• All of These
• None of These