Legislative and Executive Branch Retake

What does the executive branch do?

• elect the president
• make the laws
• enforces the laws
• count the votes

What role gives the President the ability to rule as head of all the branches of the military?  

• Chief of State
• Chief Diplomat
• Chief Citizen
• Commander in Chief

If the president should die, who would become president?

• Vice President
•  Attorney General
•  Secretary of State
•  Speaker of the House    

Members of the ____________________ can end a filibuster with a 3/5 vote in favor of ____________________

• House of Reps; cloture
• House of Reps; pigeonholing
• Senate; cloture
• Senate; pigeonholing

The leader of the House of Representatives is called the...

• Speaker of the House
• Vice President
• Majority Leader
• President Pro Tempore

The primary job of the legislative branch is to...

• Make laws
• Check the other branches' powers
• Interpret laws
• Execute laws

Congress is considered a bicameral legislature because

• it is the 3rd branch of government
• it has 2 parts
• it has equal representation
• it has small state and large states represented

What is a direct effect of the "necessary and proper" clause of Article I of the Constitution?

• It limited the power of the executive branch
• It expanded the power of the legislative branch
• It limited the power of the legislative branch
• It gave congress permission to remove federal judges

House of Representatives--> Based on State Population
Senate--->

• 2 per State
• Based on Electoral College votes
• Based on Presidential Appointments
• Based on State Population

Congress has the power to....

• Make Laws
• Regulate Trade between the States
• Borrow Money
• All of the above