1)The powers of Congress are enumerated in Article ____ of theConstitution. The founders established Congress in Article
I, Section 1, which states, “All legislative Powers herein grantedshall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shallconsist of a Senate and House of Representatives.”
2)_________ refers to members of Congress benefiting on projectsthat are spent in their districts. Earmarks are legislativeprovisions that provide funding for pork barrel projects. Porkbarrel projects include federally funded parks, community centers,theaters, military bases, and building projects that benefitparticular areas.
Group of answer choices
Government waste
Franking privilege
3)The _____________ is at the top of the leadership hierarchy.The Speaker is second in succession to the presidency and is theonly officer of the House mentioned specifically in theConstitution.
Majority Whip
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Minority Whip
Senate Pro Tempore
Pork barrel
Government corporations
4) The President of the U.S. Senate is ______________.
Majority Whip
Senate Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Vice President
5) Congress members receive free postage. What is thiscalled?
Group of answer choices
franklin privilege
franking privilege
Free Postage Act of 1891
congressional benefits
6)Presidents exercise only one power that cannot be limited byother branches: the _______.
pardon
voting
veto
approving treaties
The _____Amendment was enacted in the wake of the only presidentto serve more than two terms, the powerful Franklin D. Roosevelt.Currently, presidents can only serve 2 terms in office for a totalof 8 years.
11
20
21
22
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