Who has the power to veto a bill that has passed in both houses of Congress?

• Supreme Court

• President

• Vice President

• Speaker of the House

• Senate Majority Leader

What power does the Supreme Court have to check the president, Congress, and the bureaucracy?

• Judicial Review

• Judicial Activism

• Judicial Review

• Habeas Corpus

Where can a filibuster take place?

• Supreme Court

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Either House of Congress

What is needed to override a veto?

• A simple majority of the Cabinet

• A simple majority of the House and the Senate

• A 2/3 Majority of the Senate

• A 2/3 Majority of the House and the Senate

Who has the power to impeach?

• President

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Supreme Court

How does the Supreme Court decide which cases to hear?

• Cases are assigned by the president

• They must hear all appeals from the circuit courts of appeals

• Four justices must agree to hear a case

• Congress determines which cases the Court will hear

If the Supreme Court ruled a law unconstitutional, what would be the most effective way for Congress to implement that law?

• Propose an amendment to the Constitution

• Pass the same law again and encourage the president to ignore the courts

• Impeach and remove a justice from the Court

• Appeal the Court's decision

Who has the power of "Advise and Consent" to confirm important presidential appointments?

• Vice President

• Supreme Court

• Senate

• House of Representatives

Which of the following actions could Congress take to control the power of the bureaucracy?

• Fire the director of a major agency

• Change the budget of a bureaucracy

• Eliminate a bureaucracy

• Pass a law changing the purpose or powers of a bureaucracy

• Hold a public hearing and require top bureaucrats to testify

Which of the following tools could the president use to influence how the bureaucracy implements or enforces a law?

• Signing Statements

• Executive orders

• Executive Agreements

• Veto