Legislative Branch Vocab quiz

This is a method by which the Constitution may be changed or added to.

• Ratify
• Amendment Process
• Cloture
• Legislate

This term refers to the division of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives among the50 states.

• Apportionment
• Population
• Congress
• Legislate

This portion of the Constitution outlines the powers of the Legislative Branch of the Federal government.

• Article One
• Whip
• Artilce 2
• Article 3

This is name for a piece of legislation that is being considered and debated before a legislative body.

• Enumerated
• Override
• Ratify
• Bill

This is the system of overlapping powers among judicial, executive, and legislative branches to allow each branch to oversee the actions of the others.

• Shared Powers
• Checks and Balances
• Seperation of Powers
• Concurrent Powers

This is the term for a Congressional procedure that is used to limit or quickly end debate on issues before the Senate. It requires the support of 60% of the Senate.

• Cloture
• Enumerated
• Gerrymandering
• Apportionment

Powers that are held by both the federal and state governments.

• Joint Powers
• Enumerated Powers
• Concurrent Powers
• Implied Powers

This only forms when the Senate and House of Representatives pass different versions of the same bill; members of both houses meet to work out the differences.

• Override
• Joint Committee
• Judiciary Committee
• Conference Committee

This is the term used to generally describe the Legislative Branch of the U.S. Government (House of Representatives AND Senate).

• Judiciary
• Congress
• Majority Leader
• Minority Leader

Powers specifically given to the government by the Constitution.

• Delegated Powers
• Implied Powers
• Judicial Powers
• Executive Powers