Unit 8 Test Review - Legislative Branch

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What are the correct terms for the blanks at the top of the table?

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House of Representatives and Senate

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Considering the table, why did the Founders create a term of two years for the House of Representatives and six years for the Senate?

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Representatives have two year terms so they will be closely connected to the people they represent, while Senators have six year terms to allow for time to make long-term decisions for the nation.

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Extended debate in the Senate to prevent voting on a bill is called

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Filibuster

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A two-thirds vote of each house of Congress is required to

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pass a bill over the President's veto

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Most of the work in considering and editing bills is done

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in congressional committees

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Most of the bills introduced in Congress

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die in committee

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A special power delegated only to the Senate is

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ratification of all treaties and Presidential appointments

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Immediately after a bill is introduced to Congress it is

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sent to a committee

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After a bill has been passed by both houses of Congress it

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is sent to the President

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If the House of Representatives and the Senate pass two different versions of the same bill, what will happen next?

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The bill is sent to a conference committee