Legislative and Executive Branch

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Who votes to confirm presidential appointments and treaties?

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Senate only

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Who can veto a bill?

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President

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What are the two parts of our Congress?

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The Senate and the House of Representatives

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Who presides over the House of Representatives? Options: Vice President, President Pro Tempore, The President, Speaker of the House

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Speaker of the House

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Who casts votes if there is a tie in the Senate?

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Vice President

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The filibuster is a method of defeating a bill in the Senate by stalling the legislative process and preventing a vote.

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True

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A bill is

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a proposed law

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To bring formal charges against a high official in government is called

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impeachment

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Each state has ____ number of senators.

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2

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Emily is 36 years old, born in the U.S., graduated from Harvard Law School, and has resided in California for 15 years. Can she be a Senator, Representative, both, or neither?

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Both