Government Review

Who can veto a bill?

• A duck
• Your mom
• The governor
• What is a bill

What are checks and balances?

• Lets each branch of government block the actions of the other branches
• Put two checks on a scale, make the scale balanced
• Something to do with math
• Things you do at a bank

Which is a check the Legislative Branch has on the executive branch?

• Judicial Review
• Veto
• Impeach the president
• Sign bills into law

What is a proposed law?

• Amendment
• Legal ease
• Bill
• Contract

When citizens elect officials to make laws, you have this type of government:

• Rule of Law
• Dictatorship
• Consent of the governed
• Representative government

What is an example of the Judicial Branch checking the Executive Branch?

• Congress overturns a court ruling using an Amendment
• The President is impeached and removed from office
• The Supreme Court declares an Executive order unconstitutional
• The President nominates a Supreme Court Justice

Who is the chief official in the House of Representatives?

• President of the U.S.
• Vice President of the U.S. 
• Speaker of the House 
• President Pro Tempore of the Senate 

Who is the leading Senator in the Senate

• President of the U.S.

• Vice President of the U.S.

• Speaker of the House

• President Pro Tempore of the Senate

 Which of the following techniques can be used in the Senate to “talk a bill to death”?

• Cloture
• Filibuster
• Billbuster
• Debate

They sign the bill and make it a law.

• Senate
• House
• Both- House and Senate
• President