Unit 6 Legislative Branch

Who can introduce a bill

Qualifications for members of the House of Representatives

According to the chart, which party is the majority party in the Senate

Who is the leader of the House of Representatives

Which amendment states that all powers not listed in the Constitution belong to the states

Which amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920

Which of the following is a job of the Congress

Which is not true about general elections

According to the chart, which party is the majority in the House

30 years old-U.S. citizen for 9 years-legal resident of the state they live in

What branch makes laws, represents constituents and oversees federal agencies

Which of the following is true about the House of Representatives

A presidential veto can be overridden by Congress with

A law that illegalizes specific acts that took place before the law was passed

A law that convicts a person of a crime and punishes them without a trial

What is the term of a U.S. Senator and how often are elections held

Which of the following is not an expressed power of Congress

Marriage laws, education, conduct local elections are what types of powers

congressional oversight is an example of what type of power

Republicans favor all except

Amendments 15, 19, 23, and 26 all deal with suffrage, which is the

Which is a mandatory civic duty

What is the purpose of  congressional committees

If a bill is vetoed by the President,  Congress can override by what fraction of votes

How can the executive branch check the legislative branch

Who breaks a tie in the Senate

Before a bill is sent to the President, it must pass both houses by 

Which group lobby congress members to support or oppose legislation that benefits their group

China, North Korea, and Cuba are communists countries, which are ruled by

The investigation by Congress into the Watergate scandal best demonstrates Congress's role of

Which of the following is not true about the Senate

Who is in charge of the Senate if the Vice President is gone

Which is a voluntary civic responsibility of a  U.S. citizen

If the president is impeached, who oversees the trial

If no candidate gets to 270 votes who is responsible for choosing the next president

After a bill is proposed, it is then referred to

Delaying tactic that legislators use to prevent a vote on a bill that they dislike

Resident of a district or state represented by an elected official

2.5 m for potato research/1.2 m to study the breeding habits of the woodchuck are examples of

Arguments over state representation led to the framers of the constitution to