Final Review Day 3

In order to divide the work, Congress organizes itself into

• houses
• parties
• committees

The ability of the president to reject a bill is called a(n)

• veto
• rejection
• conference
• pigeonhole

An idea for a law can come from

• the President
• Constituents
• Interest Groups
• All of the Above

Only a ________________ can introduce a bill in Congress.

• member of Congress
• President
• Senator
• Representative

Only members of the _________________ can use a filibuster to try and stop a bill from passing by talking it to death. 

• Senate
• House
• House and Senate
• committee

The only way to override a presidential veto is to get a ____________ vote in both houses of Congress in favor of the bill. 

• majority
• 2/3
• 3/4
• unanimous

If there is a 50/50 tie vote in the Senate, the _______________ or presiding officer of the Senate can vote to break the tie.

• Vice President
• Speaker of the House
• President
• Chief Justice

If the president holds a bill for 10 days without signing it and Congress is still in session, the bill

• dies
• goes back to Congress
• becomes a law
• goes back to a committee to be reviewed

Often times, members of Congress are contacted by ________________ or leaders of interest groups who try to influence lawmakers. 

• constituents
• legislators
• gerrymanders
• lobbyists

Almost all of the bills introduced in Congress become laws.

• True
• False