Unit 2
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- Q1A bicameral legislative structurea division of a congress or state legislature that has two partsa separation of 3 houses: federal and statea house of delegatesCongress30s
- Q2Representation at the House of Representatives is based on:a fixed amount of senatorsregionspercentage of taxesstate population size30s
- Q3One power that the Senate has is:approving treatiesapproving presidential appointmentscollecting taxes30s
- Q4One special power of the House of Representatives would beestablishing post officesthey bring charges against a person for impeachment30s
- Q5The final step of the lawmaking process would beThe president signs the bill into a lawgoes to committee for discussionThe House of Representatives vote on a billthat the bill is introduced in the Senate30s
- Q6The Maryland General Assembly is responsible forcoining moneysetting up state budgetsSet up post officesDeclaring war30s
- Q7A referendum is:used when there is a tie in the state governmenta question that voters must answer on a ballotallows citizens to propose a law directly to the state legislatureused when laws are about children30s
- Q8When politicians use demographic data to study voting outcomes it influenceswho wins the superbowlyour momweatherpolicies and programs that are needed for citizens30s
- Q9The ___________________ is part of the legislative branch (at the national level)executive branchthe cabinetsupreme courtsenate30s
- Q10The "elastic clause" gives Congress implied power to act in areas not specifically expressed in the Constitution at the time it was written. Congress is exercising its power under the "elastic clause" when itprohibits export taxesestablishes a post officedeclares war on foreign nationsauthorizes the testing of nuclear weapons30s
- Q11Over the past 50 years, many Americans have moved from Northeast and the Midwest to the South and West. As a result of this population shift, the South and the West have gained influence inthe Senatethe House of Representativesthe Supreme Courtthe State Department30s
- Q12Why might a state legislature chose to gerrymander?place a referendum on the ballotto add an amendment to the Constitutiongive one political party an advantage in an electionGain more House seats for your state30s