Unit 4 - Article 1 - Odds and Ends

Article 1 - Odds and Ends

Multiple Choice

How many branches are there in the military?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Match

Match the branch of government with its constitutional power

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

Makes the laws

Makes sure the laws are being followed

Makes sure the laws are constitutional

• Makes the laws

• Makes sure the laws are being followed

• Makes sure the laws are constitutional

Making A Law

• Quorum - majority of the Senate and House of Representatives needs to be present in order to start making laws

• Minimum of 51 senators and 218 representatives

• All money bills must begin in the House of Representatives

• A bill needs a majority vote in order to become a law

Multiple Choice

What is it called when you need a majority of senators and house members in order to start making bills into laws?

• Veto

• Quorum

• Pocket Veto

• Census

Multiple Choice

Where do all money bills begin?

• Senate

• Presidency

• House of Representatives

• U.S. Supreme Court

Multiple Choice

What is a veto?

• When the president blocks a bill from becoming a law

• When you need a majority of members of congress present in order to start making laws

Multiple Choice

Can the House and Senate override a veto?

• Yes, with a majority vote

• Yes, with a 2/3 vote

• No

Multiple Select

Which three are involved in the bill making process?

• House of Representatives

• The President

• The Supreme Court

• The Senate

Multiple Choice

What House committee would take a bill on building 100 tanks?

• Education Committee

• Energy Committee

• Finance Committee

• Defense Committee

Veto and Veto Override

• The president has the power to stop bills he does not like

• Veto means "I forbid"

• The house and senate can override a president's veto with a 2/3 vote in each house

• The house and senate must stay in Washington D.C. for ten days after they give the president the bill or it is a pocket veto

• If the president does not sign the bill in ten days it automatically becomes a law

Multiple Choice

What happens to a bill if the president does not sign it after ten days and Congress stayed in session for the ten days?

• Bill is pocket vetoed

• The bill automatically becomes a law

• The bill is Quorumed

Multiple Choice

Who has the power to veto a bill?

• President

• Speaker of the House

• Chief Justice

• President pro tempore

Elastic Clause

• The convention knew there would be future events that congress would have to deal with and they needed to give the house and senate flexibility

• The elastic clause gives congress the power to make all laws that are necessary and proper.

Multiple Choice

What is an example of the elastic clause?

• Passing a bill without the president's signature

• Coining money

• Creating a national bank to put government funds into for safe keeping

Multiple Select

Which THREE are examples of future things Congress (House of Reps. and Senate) was given the flexibility to deal with through the elastic clause?

• Setting viewing standards for television

• Providing funding so communities can provide internet service to low income families

• Giving Congress the power to fund the military

• Giving tax benefits to companies that produce smart phones and computers

Declaring War on Another Country

• The president asks congress to declare war since he is the commander-in chief

• Both houses of congress must approve to go to war with a majority vote

• We have declared war five times in our history

• Great Britain(2), Mexico, Spain and Germany(2)/Japan

Multiple Choice

Who must ask Congress for a declaration of war?

• President pro tempore

• President

• We The People

• Speaker of the House

Multiple Choice

Who has to approve a declaration of war?

• House and Senate

• President

• Supreme Court

• A vote of the people