US Politics Congressional Procedure Advanced Test 4

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Politics & Civics — Test 4 (Congressional Procedure Advanced) High School & Adult (US Government & Civics, USA) USA US Constitution, Bill of Rights & Civics (USCIS)

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Section: Politics & Civics — Test 4 (Congressional Procedure Advanced) · Education: High School & Adult · Part: Politics & Civics — Test 4 (Congressional Procedure Advanced) · Country: USA

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This test is designed to assess your knowledge of constitutional law and essential civics.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

How many Supreme Court justices?

A) 9

B) 15

C) 11

D) 7

Question 2

What best defines a discharge petition?

A) Firing officials

B) Forcing bill to floor

C) Ending debate

D) Vetoing twice

Question 3

Which term means "Small working group"?

A) a veto

B) impeachment

C) a committee

D) the cabinet

Question 4

Which term means "withholding some info"?

A) a veto

B) impeachment

C) the cabinet

D) executive privilege

Question 5

What is executive privilege?

A) withholding some info

B) veto power

C) war power

D) pardon power

Question 6

What is committees for?

A) parties

B) studying bills in detail

C) elections

D) parades

Question 7

Which term means "Committee bill editing"?

A) a veto

B) impeachment

C) markup

D) the cabinet

Question 8

Identify second for presidency.

A) Speaker

B) Chief Justice

C) Secretary of State

D) Vice President

Question 9

Which person is second for presidency?

A) Vice President

B) Speaker

C) Chief Justice

D) Secretary of State

Question 10

How many Senators per state?

A) 1

B) 2

C) 10

D) 4

Question 11

What best defines a quorum?

A) Full house

B) Majority vote

C) Minimum attendance

D) Recess

Question 12

Provide the definition of a conference committee:

A) party meeting

B) court panel

C) press club

D) merges House-Senate bill versions

Question 13

Which term means "Forcing bill to floor"?

A) a discharge petition

B) a veto

C) impeachment

D) the cabinet

Question 14

Which branch interprets laws?

A) Governors

B) Judicial (courts)

C) President

D) Congress

Question 15

What is markup?

A) Floor vote

B) Veto

C) Committee bill editing

D) Signing

Question 16

Provide the definition of a discharge petition:

A) Firing officials

B) Ending debate

C) Vetoing twice

D) Forcing bill to floor

Question 17

What best defines a conference committee?

A) merges House-Senate bill versions

B) party meeting

C) court panel

D) press club

Question 18

What best defines a roll call?

A) Secret ballot

B) Recorded vote

C) Voice vote

D) Show of hands

Question 19

Which of the following best defines oversight?

A) Courts fining citizens

B) President spying

C) Congress monitoring agencies

D) States auditing

Question 20

Which term means "ending Senate debate (60 votes)"?

A) a veto

B) impeachment

C) the cabinet

D) cloture

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