Legislative Branch

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Members serve a 2 year term

• House of Representatives

• Senate

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Members serve a 6 year term

• Senate

• House of Representatives

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Favors the large states

• House of Representatives

• Senate

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Favors the small states

• Senate

• House of Representatives

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In the end, which plan did the delegates choose at the Continental Congress to create the legislative branch?

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Massachusetts Compromise

• Great Compromise

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The legislative branch of government...

• makes laws

• interprets laws

• carries out/enforces laws

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What is the term used to describe the United States Congress consisting of two separate chambers?

• Bilateral Legislature

• Unicameral Legislature

• Bi-Cameral Legislature

• Dual Legislature

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Which constitutional article gives congress its power?

• Article 5

• Article 2

• Article 3

• Article 1

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What are the FEDERAL powers are expressly stated in the Constitution?

• Enumerated

• Concurrent

• Reserved

• Denied

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Another name for the Necessary and Proper Clause is the

• Supremacy Clause

• Implied Powers Clause

• Equal Protection Clause

• Denied Powers Clause

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Implied powers means

• ....that we assume the Federal government has the power to do this

• These powers are denied

• These powers are shared by both the National and State government

• These powers are imagined

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Which clause is also known as the Elastic Clause because it extends to powers of Congress beyond what is specifically listed?

• Full Faith and Credit Clause

• Necessary and Proper Clause

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What is the term for the tactic of long speeches to stop action on a bill?

• Filibuster

• Cloture

• Veto

• Pocket veto

• Impeachment

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Which of these BEST shows the type of power possessed by Congress?

• Veto Laws

• Appoint Ambassadors

• Declare War

• Declare Amendments unconstitutional

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Immediately after a bill is introduced to Congress it is

• debated by members.

• subjected to a vote.

• sent to a committee

• Signed into law by the President.

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What is required to invoke cloture in the Senate?

• Three-fifths of the Senate

• Unanimous consent

• Two-thirds majority

• A simple majority