Unit 2 Legislative Branch Test Review

Local governments sometimes offer businesses tax incentives to locate in their areas.​

• true

• false

A governor’s veto cannot be overturned in states with unicameral legislatures.​

• true

• false

States must first have permission from the federal government to change their voting laws.​

• true

• false

On both the Senate and House floors, members are limited in the amount of time they can debate a bill.​

• true

• false

Members of Congress are influenced by constituents.​

• true

• false

The president pro tempore and the minority leader in the Senate are never the same person.​

• true

• false

State legislatures cannot use political factors as a basis for redistricting.​

• true

• false

One way legislatures can make policy is by taking an old law off the book.​

• true

• false

When a congressional committee wants a witness to appear, it issues a legislative veto.​

• true

• false

The government is prevented from punishing someone without a public trial.​

• true

• false