Legislative Branch Review quiz

What is a veto?

• When the president accepts a bil
• When the president does not accept a bil
• When the president overturns a law
• When the Supreme Court upholds the law

What is a proposed law called?

• Amendment
• Legal ease
• Bill
• Contract

This committee is made up of members of both houses

• Conference Committee
• Joint Committee
• Standing Committee
• Select or Special Committee

The party that has more than half of the seats in the senate or the House is known as:

• Minority Party
• Majority Party
• Democrats
• Republicans

They hold the trial for impeached officials

• House of Reprensentatives
• Senate
• Both
• None of the above

Who is the leader in charge of the Senate?

• Speaker of the House
• Vice President
• President Pro Tempore
• Justice

After a bill is introduced in either the House or Senate, what is the next step?

• It goes to the President to be signed into law.
• It goes to the Standing Committee.
• It goes to the Conference Committee.
• It goes to the other chamber of Congress for a vote.

The 17th Amendment states that senators are to be elected by who?

• Previous Senators
• The State Legislature
• The President
• The Citizens

Why must the Senate approve the President's Supreme Court Justice nominations?

• It allows part of the Legislative branch to check the power of the Executive branch
• So the Senate can filibuster the President's nomination
• It is required that all Executive decisions go through the Senate
• The Senate wants to feel involved in the government

What is the job of the Legislative Branch?

• To make laws
• To enforce laws
• To interpret laws
• To be bossy