What are 3 powers only the Senate can do?

Impeachment trial, approve treaties, approve appointments

Impeach, approve treaties, approve appointments

Start money Bills, approve treaties, approve appointments

Start money Bills, approve treaties, impeach

Reapportionment of house seats is based on what?

The number of chairs in the room

What happens after the President pocket vetoes a bill?

The Supreme Court can vote the bill into law

Congress can override it with a 3/4 vote

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

Which of the following statements about standing committees is true?

The play a critical role in lawmaking

They exist in the house not the Senate

They all have about the same influence

They have only recently been set up

Once a president is impeached, what happens next?

The president is tried in the Senate

The people choose a new President

the president is formally censured

The president is removed from office

The Senate is called a "continuous body' because..

all of its seats are never up for election at the same time

the Senate never takes recesses

these is no limit on the number of terms a senator may serve

The role of a lobbyist is to

try to influence government policy.

work in an agency of the executive branch.

serve on the staff of a member of Congress.

represent defendants who cannot afford lawyers.

What is an Interest Group?

A group of people who share common goals and organize to influence government policy

The ideas and attitudes that signifcant number of americans hold about government and political issues

Technique which everyone in a group has equal chance of being selected

A measurement of how much the sample results might differ from sample universe

A state's representation in the House of Representatives is based on

the size of the state's major cities

when the state entered the union

required the direct election of Senators

established the number of representatives in the House at 435

provided compensation for Congressmen

gave women the right to vote for Senators

Unit 3 Legislative branch

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the job of the Legislative Branch?

To make laws

To enforce laws

To interpret laws

To be bossy

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Name the 2 parts of Congress.

President & Supreme Court

House of Representatives & Senate

Supreme Court & Senate

House of Representatives & Supreme Court

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are the 3 requirements to get into the House of Representatives?

30 years old, citizen for 9 years, live in the state you represent

30 years old, citizen for 7 years, live in the state you represent

25 years old, citizen for 9 years, live in the state you represent

25 years old, citizen for 7 years, live in the state you represent

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many members are there in the House of Representatives?

135

235

335

435

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are the 2 requirements to get elected to the Senate?

25 years old & citizen for 7 years

25 years old & citizen for 9 years

30 years old & citizen for 7 years

30 years old & citizen for 9 years

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many representatives do states get in the Senate?

Based on population

Every state gets 1

Every state gets 2

Only some states get into the Senate

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many representatives does each state get in the House of Representatives?

Every state gets 2

Based on population

Every state gets 1

Only certain states get into the House

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Unit 3 Legislative branch

What is the job of the Legislative Branch?

Name the 2 parts of Congress.

What are the 3 requirements to get into the House of Representatives?

How many members are there in the House of Representatives?

What are the 2 requirements to get elected to the Senate?

How many representatives do states get in the Senate?

How many representatives does each state get in the House of Representatives?

How many members are there in the Senate?

If elected to the Senate, how many years is a term?

What are 3 powers only the Senate can do?

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