Review Unit 4 Legislative Branch

Determining how many seats a state will have after population changes?

• Gerrymandering
• Impeachment
• Censoring
• Apportionment

example of checks and balances used by members of Congress?

• Referring bills to committees
• Impeaching elected officials
• Impounding money spent by Congress
• Using writ of habeas corpus

Which of the following has the most control over the United States’ defense spending?

• Supreme Court
• Secretary of Treasury
• Congress
• Secretary of State

Which of the following officials is responsible for making laws

• Federal Judge
• United States Senator
• Governor of Maryland
• Secretary of Defense

Which is a power reserved for state governments by the United States Constitution?

• Power to establish schools
• Power to maintain an army
• Power to coin money
• power to make treaties

Which of the following describes a bicameral state legislature

• Half Republican half Democrat
• Only one house
• Governor is allowed to make laws
• Two houses needed to pass laws

A revenue bill has recently been approved by both houses of Congress. Where will it go next?

• To the United Nations
• To the Governor
• To the President
• To the Supreme Court

method of defeating a bill where a Senator talks until a majority abandons or modify the bill?

• Cloture
• Pigeonholing
• Hijacking
• Filibuster

The full House of Representatives debated and passed a revenue bill. What's the next step?

• Bill introduced to Senate
• Bill sent to President
• Bill became law
• Dropped in the hopper

Which official is the leader of the House of Representatives?

• Speaker
• Vice President
• Majority Leader
• President Pro Tempore