American Government B Final Exam
Review ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Veto - CORRECT ANSWERS If Congress passes a bill that the president
does not like, what can he do to the entrie bill?
Make laws - CORRECT ANSWERS What does the Constitution give the
legislative branch the basic power to do?
Account for changing population - CORRECT ANSWERS Why are the
seats/districts of the U.S. House of Representatives redistributed after every
decennial census?
House of Representatives - CORRECT ANSWERS The power to
impeach (bring charges against) is given to whom in Government?
Die in committe - CORRECT ANSWERS What happens to most bills in
the U.S. House of Representatives?
Effort by the minority party to kill/delay a bill. - CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the purpose of the filibuster?
Two - CORRECT ANSWERS How many senators are there from each
state?
9 years - CORRECT ANSWERS How many years must a person be a
U.S. citizen before they can represent a state in the U.S. senate?
, Cloture - CORRECT ANSWERS What rule must be invoked to end a
filibuster?
Presiding officer, from the majority party - CORRECT ANSWERS The
speaker of house is this, from this party in the U.S. House of Representatives.
435 - CORRECT ANSWERS What is the total number of members in
the House of Representatives currently ?
Determine population to redistribute seats every 10 years - CORRECT
ANSWERS What is census typically used for in the U.S. House of
Representatives?
True - CORRECT ANSWERS Congress as the power to declare war.
30 years old - CORRECT ANSWERS What is the minimum age to be a
senator?
The Senate's President Pro Trempore - CORRECT ANSWERS When the
president of the Senate is absent, who is the presiding officer?
One third (33 or 34) - CORRECT ANSWERS Roughly, how many U.S.
senators terms expire every TWO years?
U.S. Senate - CORRECT ANSWERS Which body of the US Congress is
responsible for ratifying treaties, approving presidential nominations, and
putting on trial impeached officials?
conference committee - CORRECT ANSWERS What type of committee
irons out the differences in a bill passed by both chambers of Congress??
Review ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Veto - CORRECT ANSWERS If Congress passes a bill that the president
does not like, what can he do to the entrie bill?
Make laws - CORRECT ANSWERS What does the Constitution give the
legislative branch the basic power to do?
Account for changing population - CORRECT ANSWERS Why are the
seats/districts of the U.S. House of Representatives redistributed after every
decennial census?
House of Representatives - CORRECT ANSWERS The power to
impeach (bring charges against) is given to whom in Government?
Die in committe - CORRECT ANSWERS What happens to most bills in
the U.S. House of Representatives?
Effort by the minority party to kill/delay a bill. - CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the purpose of the filibuster?
Two - CORRECT ANSWERS How many senators are there from each
state?
9 years - CORRECT ANSWERS How many years must a person be a
U.S. citizen before they can represent a state in the U.S. senate?
, Cloture - CORRECT ANSWERS What rule must be invoked to end a
filibuster?
Presiding officer, from the majority party - CORRECT ANSWERS The
speaker of house is this, from this party in the U.S. House of Representatives.
435 - CORRECT ANSWERS What is the total number of members in
the House of Representatives currently ?
Determine population to redistribute seats every 10 years - CORRECT
ANSWERS What is census typically used for in the U.S. House of
Representatives?
True - CORRECT ANSWERS Congress as the power to declare war.
30 years old - CORRECT ANSWERS What is the minimum age to be a
senator?
The Senate's President Pro Trempore - CORRECT ANSWERS When the
president of the Senate is absent, who is the presiding officer?
One third (33 or 34) - CORRECT ANSWERS Roughly, how many U.S.
senators terms expire every TWO years?
U.S. Senate - CORRECT ANSWERS Which body of the US Congress is
responsible for ratifying treaties, approving presidential nominations, and
putting on trial impeached officials?
conference committee - CORRECT ANSWERS What type of committee
irons out the differences in a bill passed by both chambers of Congress??
