The House is different from the Senate in that

It has more rules and is more structured

Committees serve all of the following purposes EXCEPT

Gives Senators more power than Reps

Party leaders serve what purpose

To organize the party and push legislation

This is implied power allows Congress to create laws they want

Elastic Clause, Necessary and Proper Clause

Most people do not "like Congress because"

Law making is a dirty and slow process

The Speaker of the House is chosen by

The majority party in the House

A check the Legislative Branch has on the Executive Branch is

They control the money (hold the purse strings)

If a bill is vetoed by the president it can still become a law if

Both Houses vote 2/3 to override it

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American Government Honors Quest on Legisliative Branch

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1
The House is different from the Senate in that
It has more rules and is more structured
It has fewer rules and is more laid back
There are more members in the Senate than the House
Members pf the Senate are directly elected by the people
2
Committees serve all of the following purposes EXCEPT
Divides up the work in Congress
Members to become policy specialists
Allow members to bring things (pork) to their constituents
Gives Senators more power than Reps
3
The process by which congressmen "trade votes" in order to get laws passed
Quid pro Quo
Bribery
Logrolling
Franking
4
Most bills in Congress die
In the Senate
On the floor
In committee
With the President
5
Who can introduce a bill to congress
Any member of Congress
the public
The president
A member of the Judicial Branch
6
Party leaders serve what purpose
To separate party members
The force the other house into submission
To oppose the president
To organize the party and push legislation
7
This is implied power allows Congress to create laws they want
Elastic Clause
Judicial Review
Interstate Commerce Clause
Necessary and Proper Clause
8
Most people do not "like Congress because"
Law making is a dirty and slow process
They are unable to influence national politics
They make laws to quickly
It is not representative enough
9
The term for a Senator is
8 Years
4 years
2 years
6 years
10
The first step in the law making process is
someone has an ida
The bill is introduced
the bill is marked up
The bill is written
11
Congress is made up mainly of all of the following EXCEPT
Wealthy
Women
Lawyers
Caucasians
12
The # if people needed in Congress to do business is called
Cloture
Consensus
Quorum
Filibuster
13
You must be how old to be in the House
35
30
25
20
14
All of these are powers of the Legislative Branch EXCEPT
The power to coin money
The power to appoint judges
The power to make Laws
The Power to declare war
15
This is used mainly in the Senate to delay a bill from being voted on
Filibuster
Quorum
abstaining from voting
Cloture
16
The Speaker of the House is chosen by
The Senate
The entire House
The President
The majority party in the House
17
A check the Legislative Branch has on the Executive Branch is
They control the money (hold the purse strings)
They are able to enforce the laws
They can appoint cabinet members
They can veto a law
18
This type of committee is formed at the end of the process to reconcile differences in bills
Joint Committee
Special Committee
Conference Committee
Standing Committee
19
If a bill is vetoed by the president it can still become a law if
The Senate votes simple majority to overturn it
Both Houses vote 2/3 to override it
the House votes a simple majority to overturn
Both Houses vote a simple majority to overturn it
20
Our legislative branch is set up in this way
Unicameral
Bicameral
Federalist
Unitary

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