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| The (supreme court/presidency/congress) is the legislative [law making] branch. |
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| The major function of Congress is to (interpret the law/carry out the law/make the law. |
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| The word for two houses is (filibuster/quorum/bicameral). |
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| The largest state in population is (California/Texas/New York). The smallest is (Arkansas/Alaska/New Mexico). |
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| A term of Congress is for (two/four/six) years. The date for the start of each term is the 3rd day of term on Congress. |
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| Sessions of Congress last for (one/two/six) year(s). There are (one/two/four/six) sessions each term of Congress. |
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| Only the (President/Supreme court Cheif Justice) can call a specail session of Congress. |
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| The 435 members of the house (is/is not)fixed by the house. |
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| Each State is guaranteed at least (one/two/four) in the house. |
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| Representatives are elected to (two/four/six/eight) year terms. |
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| Congress reapportions after each (five/ten/twenty) year census. |
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| Each seat in the House represents about (350,000/650,000/950,000)persons. |
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| Congessional elections are held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in (July/November/January) of each even-numbered year. |
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| (Censure/Expulsion/gerrymander) is a formal reprimand of a congressman for such misdeeds as misues of public funds or abuse of privileges. |
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| (Censure/Expulsion/gerrymandering) is when districts have been drawn to the advantage of the dominant party in power in the legislature. |
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| (Censure/Expulsion/Gerrymandering) is removal from the house or senate and requires two/thirds concurrence of the membership of both chambers. |
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| There are (435/100/200) senators representing all 50 States. |
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| Senators (are/are not) elected from the state at-large. |
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| Senators are chosen for (two/four/six/eight) year terms. |
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| Only a third of the senators [34 or 35] expire every (two/four/six) years. |
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| A senator must be at least (25/30/35) years old. |
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| The (house/senate) is the more elite group. |
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| Yearly pay for congressman is rooughy _______ per year. |
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| A (quorum/filibuster/jumket) is a trip abroad paid for the government. |
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| Congressmen (are/are not) free from arrest in all cases except treason, felony, and breach of the peace. |
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| A congress (can/con not) be sued for libel or slander arising out of offical conduct. |
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| A (quorum/filibuster/junket) is the minimun number of members who must be present to permit a legislative body to carry out buisness. |
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| A (quorum/filibuster/junket) is an attempt to "talk a bill to death." |
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| Storm Thurman of S.C. set the record when he spoke against the Civil Rights Act of 1957 for more than ____ hours. |
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| A flibuster may be stopped when 3/5 of the entire Senate [60 members] vote for (caucus/cloture/quorum]. |
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| A meetig of the majority party in the House is a (caucus/cloture/quorum). |
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| The person in congress who is the Leader of the party that controls congress is the (majority leader/minority leader/ vice-president). |
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| Ther person in Congress who is teh leader of the smaller party in conress is the (Majority Leader/Minority Leader/Vice-president). |
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| The President of the Senate is the (majority leader/minority leader/Vice-President). |
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| The (Majority Leader/President Pro Tempore) presides over the senate in the absence of the Vice-President. |
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| (Senority/Qourum/Junket/Filibuster) is the length of time a member has served in Congress. |
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| A proposed law is called a (calendar/quorum/caucus /bill). |
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| A schedule that lists the order in which bills are to be considered by the House is a (quorum/calendar/caucus). |
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| Most bills that are introduced (do/do not) become a law. |
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| Although thousands of bills may be introduced in each 2-year term, just under (2%/10%/50%) become a law. |
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| The average senator has (very/few/many) assistants. |
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| A (horesback/bareback/rider) is an "add-on" to a bill. |
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| Money (is/is no longer) a factor in congressional campaigns. |
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| _____________ are hired by interst groups to influence congressmen. |
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