Legislative Branch

The part of the Constitution that describes the legislative branch is _________________-

• Preamble
• Article I
• Article II
• Amendments

This house of Congress has 100 members and includes only 2 from each state

• House of Representatives
• Senate
• President
• Supreme Court

This house of Congress has 435 members with the number of members based on each state's population

• House of Representatives
• Senate
• President
• Supreme Court

The main job of the legislative branch

• determine if laws are unconstitutional
• veto laws
• make laws
• approve laws made by the President

One way that the legislative branch can check the power of the President is ____________-

• to override a President's veto with 2/3 vote
• refuse to pay the President
• fine the President for disagreeing with Congress
• impeach the President for disagreeing with Congress

What are 3 powers only the Senate can do?

• Impeach, approve treaties, approve appointments
• Impeachment trial, approve treaties, approve appointments
• Start money Bills, approve treaties, approve appointments
• Start money Bills, approve treaties, impeach

Which of these are powers of Congress

• Raise & spend revenue,borrow money,print money,regulate trade,punish counterfeiting,decide rules for bankruptcy
• Declare war,create armed forces, rules for armed forces, protect from pirates
• Create post office, create Federal courts, create National capital, create copyrights/patents
• all of the above