Darby Institutions

Which of these is a key factor in choosing committee chairs?

• age

• seniority

• education

• experience

The tactic of using endless speeches on the Senate floor to delay or prevent passage of legislation; filibusters are not permitted in the House is known as a:

• cloture

• veto

• rider

• filibuster

The Constitution declared that war-making powers

• belong to Congress alone.

• are shared between Congress and the president.

• belong to the Department of Defense.

• are granted exclusively to the president.

Which of the following is the MOST important predictor of whether a candidate running for the House of Representatives will win?

• their gender

• their political party

• they are the incumbent

• their political experience

• none of the above

The redrawing of congressional or state legislative districts for the political gain of a party or other group is known as this?

• Apportionment

• Gerrymandering

• Logrolling

• Appropriations

Most of the work in Congress is completed in...

• secret meetings.

• coalitions.

• caucuses.

• committees.

Which of the following are expressed powers of Congress?

• declare war

• regulate interstate commerce

• borrow money

• levy taxes

• all of the above

Which of the following are examples of how Congress checks the other branches?

• declares laws unconstitutional

• the Senate confirms the appointment of all federal judge

• elect a new Speaker of the House

• the House can impeach members of the Senate

What role do committee chairpersons have over bills referred to their committee?

• They can ignore the bill which effectively kills it.

• They can assign the bill to a sub-committee.

• They can schedule hearings about the bill.

• all of the above

• none of the above

Which of the following is true of Congressional Committees?

• Each party has an equal number of members serving on ALL committees.

• The party with the majority in the Senate will have the most members assigned to ALL Senate committees.

• The Speaker of the House appoints the members of ALL Congressional committees.

• Congressional committees pass MOST of the bills which are assigned to them.