Unit 4: Legislative Branch

The Speaker of the House presides over the _____________.

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Supreme Court

• Congress

The Vice President presides over the ___________.

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Congress

• Supreme Court

Who is in charge of the Senate if the VP is absent?

• Vice President

• Speaker of the House

• President pro tempore

• Majority party leader

Which house of Congress has 100 members?

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Congress

• Supreme Court

How is representation in the House of Representatives determined?

• By the physical size of the state

• By the location of the state

• By the size of the state’s population

• Every state has equal representation

Place the steps below in the correct order.

1.President may veto the bill

2.The bill is introduced in the Senate or House

3.The bill is passed in each house

4.If the President vetoes the bill, the House and Senate can override the veto

• 3, 2, 1, 4

• 1, 3, 4, 2

• 2, 3, 1, 4

• 4, 3, 1, 2

If a president refuses to sign a bill, he can _________ the bill.

If the bill sits on the president's desk for 10 days, the president would have used his power to ________.

• Pigeonhole

• Congressional Override

• Veto

• Pocket Veto

A bill added to the bottom of another bill is called a ________.

Bills for the raising of money by congress are called _______ bills.