Landwehr- 2nd Legislative Branch Vocab Quiz

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

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

This refers to the level of government responsible for printing money, funding the U.S. Armed Services, and much more.

• Delegated Powers
• Reserved Powers
• State Government
• Federal Government

This is the formal accusation against a Federal (or state) official for wrong-doing while in office. It is the first step in the process of removing the official from office.

• Cloture
• Oversight
• Impeachment
• Override

This is a standing committee of the U.S. House that is charged with overseeing the administration of justice within the federal courts and is the committee responsible for impeachments of federal officials.

• Oversight Committee
• Judiciary Committee
• Executive Committee
• Legislative Committee

This is the branch of government that creates and makes laws.

• Legislative
• Judicial
• Executive
• Federal

This is name given to the power of a Legislative branch of government to vote a bill into law even though it has been vetoed by the head of the Executive branch.

• Article
• Veto
• Override
• Clause