Legislative Branch Review

Each state's number of members in the House of Representatives is...

• consistent with two per each state

• based on population

• not defined in the Constitution

• consistent with one per each state

Congress is ...

• bicameral

• unicameral

• unchecked

• powerless

How do committees assist in the legislative process?

• All proposed bills in committees.

• Committees enforce the laws passed by Congress.

• Committees gather and analyze information necessary to make decisions involving public policy.

• Committees make the final decision in the legislative process.

Membership in the Senate is based on ...

• population

• a set number of Senators as listed in the Constitution

Committees are organized by political party.

• True

• False

Which of the following is not an implied power of Congress?

• set a national minimum wage

• establish the Internal Revenue Service

• institute a military draft

• declare war

Congress' expressed powers are...

• unconstitutional

• written in the U.S. Constitution

• implied from powers included in the US.. Constitution

• not included in the U.S. Constitution

__________________ powers are granted to Congress in order to create laws needed to exercise its expressed powers.

• No

• Implied

• Inherent

• Expressed

Choose each check that the legislative branch has over the executive branch. Select all that apply.

• appoint federal judges

• approve decisions of the Supreme Court

• override the President's vetoes

• impeach the President

The legislative branch does not have the power to impeach Supreme Court justices.

• True

• False