History Light Unit Test 902

Congress can override a veto by two-thirds (2/3) vote in both Houses

• True

• False

A veto is a President's authority to

• Reject a bill passed by Congress

• Accept a bill passed by Congress

• Create a law

Congress is made up of how many houses

• 1

• 3

• 2

• 4

The ELASTIC CLAUSE states that Congress can do what?

• override the President's veto

• pass laws necessary and proper to carry out its duty

• create laws without Presidential approval

All bills may start in either House except for amendments

• True

• False

What is pigeonholing

• Voting on a bill in Congress

• Placing aside a bill in committee

• Declaring war on another nation

Who has the power to declare war

• The President

• The Supreme Court

• The Congress

Who has the power to grant pardons for federal crimes

• The Congress

• The Supreme Court

• The President

A government's decision to relieve a person of some or all of the legal consequences resulting from a criminal conviction is called a

• Bargain

• Pigeonhole

• Pardon

One purpose of our government is to protect the

• Minds of its citizens

• Rights of its citizens

• Family structure of its citizens