Legislative Branch

What happens after a bill is sent out of committee?

• Signed into law

• Debated on the full house floor

• Sent to conference committee

• Introduced into Congress

Who can introduce bills in Congress?

• Interest groups

• Public

• President

• Members of Congress

What happens when the bill goes to the full floor?

• It is introduced.

• It is debated and voted on.

• It is pigeonholed.

• It is debated and sent to the President.

Which house of Congress must a bill pass through in order to become a law?

• Both

• House of Representatives

• Neither house

• Senate

What two things must happen in order for a bill to become a law?

• Signed by the President and approved by the Supreme Court

• Passed by both houses and approved by the Supreme Court

• Passed by the both houses and voted on by the people

• Passed by both houses and signed by President

Legislators make laws in response to

• problems and issues in the community

• demands from interest groups

• supreme court nominations

• constitutional necessity

What is the job of the legislative branch?

• Make laws

• Judicial review

• Enforce laws

• Explain laws

What is a bill?

• A proposed amendment

• A proposed law

• A proposed decree

• A veto

Legislative powers that are NOT specifically listed but are used to carry out expressed powers are called

• implied powers

• reserved powers

• concurrent powers

• expressed powers

Legislative powers NOT specifically stated in the Constitution are

• reserved powers

• implied powers

• expressed powers

• legislative powers