Legislative Branch Review

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Maintaining an army and navy is an example of

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An expressed power of Congress

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An example of an implied power of Congress is

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Regulating pollution

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A special power of the Senate is to

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Act as a jury in impeachment trials

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Appropriations bills are bills that involve

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Money

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Impeachment is

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Accusing a government official of wrong doing

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Why does Congress operate with a system of committees?

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To make it possible to handle the large number of bills introduced each year

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When a president vetoes a bill,

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It can be passed if 2/3 of the members of each house vote to override the veto

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Which is a strategy used by Senators that includes talking and talking and talking and talking and talking?

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Filibuster

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How many days does the President have to sign or veto a bill?

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10

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A vote to end a filibuster is

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Cloture