Legislative Branch Remediation
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- Q1The division of power between the three BRANCHES of government is known as?FederalismSeparation of PowersChecks and BalancesDemocracy30s
- Q2Congress is part of which branch of government?JudicialExecutiveBicameralLegislative30s
- Q3What is the main job of Congress?Enforce lawsMake lawsInterpret lawsIgnore laws30s
- Q4What is another word for "two houses" or "two chambers"?UnicameralTricameralBiennialBicameral30s
- Q5There are two houses in Congress. Which one is determined by the state's overall population?VA SenateHouse of DelegatesUS SenateHouse of Representatives30s
- Q6There are two houses in Congress. Which one is based on equality, or each state receives two?US SenateHouse of DelegatesHouse of RepresentativesVA Senate30s
- Q7There are how many representatives in the House of Representatives?4355010020030s
- Q8There are how TOTAL senators in the US Senate?43510050230s
- Q9What powers, that we discussed this unit, are specifically written in the US Constitution?Implied PowersConcurrent PowersExpressed PowersReserved Powers30s
- Q10What powers, that we discussed this unit ARE NOT specifically listed in the US Constitution, but help to "stretch" the other powers using the Elastic Clause?Expressed PowersReserved PowersConcurrent PowersImplied Powers30s
- Q11An idea or proposal for a new law is known as a?BillMandateLawConstituent30s
- Q12What is the first step in "How a bill becomes a law"? (Remembering sentence: Ice Cream Dishes are Very Pretty)Introduce the billSend to CommitteeDebateSend to President30s
- Q13After a bill is debated on, what then occurs in both houses?The bill diesVoteSend to PresidentDebate some more30s
- Q14What power can the president use if he/she does not want a bill to become law, that has already been passed through both houses of Congress?OverrideDeclare WarApprove Annual BudgetVeto30s
- Q15Even if the president veto's the bill sent to him/her by Congress, Congress can still make the bill become a law with a 2/3 majority vote in both houses. This power is known as?Declare WarApprove annual budgetOverrideVeto30s