QESTION 1 Which of the government branches did the framers of the Constitution consider the cornerstone of the new republic? A

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QESTION 1

Which of the government branches did the framers of the Constitution consider the cornerstone of the new republic?

A.

the executive

 

B.

the president

 

C.

the judiciary

 

D.

Congress

 

1 points  

 

QUESTION 2

 

__ the party member who directs the activities of the minority party on the floor of either the House or the Senate

 

A.

Conference committee

 

B.

Whip

 

C.

Minority leader

 

D.

Majority leader

 

1 points  

 

QUESTION 3

 

The bicameral legislature in Article I of the Constitution was a concept that

 

A.

was agreed upon by the delegates of the 13 states without much controversy. 

 

B.

was put together for the first time by the framers of the U.S. Constitution.

 

C.

emerged as a new and unprecedented solution to an old problem.

 

D.

existed in Europe as far back as the medieval era.

 

1 points  

 

QUESTION 4

 

The Great Compromise called for a ____ Congress.

 

A.

federalist

 

B.

limited government

 

C.

unicameral

 

D.

bicameral

 

1 points  

 

QUESTION 5

 

 Gerrymandering is the manipulation of legislative district boundaries as a way of favoring a particular candidate.

 

 True

 

 False

 

1 points  

 

QUESTION 6

 

_____ the political process that results from dividing a legislature into two separate assemblies

 

 

 

A.

Oversight

 

B.

Collective

 

C.

Constitutency

 

D.

Bicameralism

 

1 points  

 

QUESTION 7

 

The minimum age requirement for a member of the House is ___, while the minimum age requirement for a member of the Senate is ___.

 

A.

25, 45

 

B.

30, 35

 

C.

25, 30

 

D.

there is no age requirement for the House, but a Senator, must be at least 40 years old.

 

1 points  

 

QUESTION 8

 

The average number of citizens in a congressional district now tops _____, while George Washington had envisioned only around 30,000 citizens per elected member of the House of Representatives with the idea to remain "close to the people".

 

A.

300,000 constituents

 

B.

700,00 constituents

 

C.

150,000 constituents

 

D.

1 million constituents.

 

1 points  

 

QUESTION 9

 

___ the powers given explicitly to the federal government by the Constitution to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, raise and support armies, declare war, coin money, and conduct foreign affairs

 

 

 

A.

Implied powers

 

B.

Inherent powers

 

C.

Enumerated powers

 

D.

presidential powers

 

1 points  

 

QUESTION 10

 

What is the term length for a member of the House of Representatives? ___

 

What is the term length for a member of the Senate? ____

 

A.

2 years, 6 years

 

B.

6 years, 2 years

 

C.

2 years, unlimited

 

D.

4 years, 6 years