Govt & Civics Fall Semester Cumulative Exam Review

What state is responsible for The Great Compromise that ultimately created our two-house system?

• Virginia

• New Jersey

• Connecticut

• New York

What are the two houses that make up the Congress?

• House of Lords and Senate

• House of Representatives and the House of Commons

• House of Representatives and the General assembly

• House of Representatives and the Senate

Those powers of Congress that are written in The Constitution are called?

• Expressed or Enumerated

• Implied

• Inherent

• Invisible

What are the powers of Congress that ARE NOT written in The Constitution, but are necessary to carry out expressed powers called?

• Expressed or Enumerated

• Implied

• Inherent

• Invisible

What is another term for the IMPLIED POWERS of Congress?

• Necessary and Proper or Elastic

• Proper

• Necessary

• Implied

How many voting members are there in the House of Representatives?

• 100

• 235

• 538

• 435

How many members are there in the Senate?

• 435

• 50

• 52

• 100

Which article of the Constitution discusses the Legislative Branch?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

What is the main power of the Legislative Branch?

• Enforce laws

• Interpret laws

• write laws

• overrule laws

The powers of the government separated between three branches in order to: To prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful; They were fearful of tyranny and To provide for checks and balances.

• True

• False