Chapter 5 - The Legislative Branch

A filibuster can be ended by

• 3/5 of the senators (60) voting for cloture

• a floor debate

• a roll call vote

When the House and the Senate wish to do business together, they hold a

• bicameral congress

• press conference

• joint session

Congress's power to coin money is

• a concurrent power

• an enumerated power

• an implied power

The bicameral structure of Congress arose from

• a disagreement about representation at the Constitutional Convention

• our federal form of government

• an agreement made at the 1st Continental Congress

A congressional override of a presidential veto is

• impossible

• rare

• likely

Senators serve

• 2 year terms

• 4 year terms

• 6 year terms

The House Rules Committee is one of the most powerful committees in the House because it can

• set time limits on debate

• invoke cloture

• end filibuster

Political parties gerrymander districts to ensure voters belong to one of the two major political parties

• true

• false

The right to regulate public schools is reserved for the

• states

• Congress

• federal government

In impeachment proceedings, the House may _______, but the Senate must _______.

• impeach/convict

• accuse/impeach

• convict/impeach