Check for Understanding SS.7.C.3.8

The diagram below shows some of the steps involved in creating a Florida state law.

What is the next step in the lawmaking process?

• the governor signs the bill into law.

• the bill goes to the Senate for action.

• the people vote on the bill in an election.

• the people vote on the bill in an election.

What do the highest courts of Florida and the United States have in common?

• both have the same number of justices.

• Both have chief justices.

• justices serve for life with good behavior.

• justices serve for set terms of office.

The table below describes presidential vetoes.

Based on the table, how has the legislative process been impacted by presidential vetoes?

• the presidents’ views are not reflected in public policy.

• the presidents’ views are reflected in public policy.

• congress represents the will of the people.

• congress represents the will of the states

Who is responsible for breaking a tie vote in the US Senate?

• the speaker of the House of Representatives

• the chief justice of the Supreme Court

• the lieutenant governor

• the Vice President

Which action formally accuses a government official of “wrongdoing”?

• filibuster

• impeach

• override

• pardon

What powers do the Florida governor and U.S. president have in common?

• deliver State of the Union address, four-year term, commander-in-chief, grant pardons

• six-year term, grant pardons, make treaties, commander-in-chief

• grant pardons, veto, deliver State of the Union address, six-year term

• veto, grant pardons, chief executive, four-year term

The chart below shows the structures of local, state, and national governments.

Which choice best completes the last box in Row 1?

• Chief Justice

• City Council

• Representative

• Senator

Which of the following is a power of the executive branch?

• Appoints federal judges

• Declares acts of Congress unconstitutional

• ratifies treaties

• impeaches and removes judges

the power of the U.S. President to choose members of his or her cabinet, ambassadors to other nations, and other officials in his or her administration

• presidential appointments

• executive orders

• veto

• pocket veto

an order that comes from the U.S. President or a government agency and must be obeyed like a law

• presidential appointments

• executive orders

• veto

• pocket veto