Legislative Branch

The __________________ branch was established by Article I of the United States Constitution and includes the House of Representatives and the Senate, which are collectively known as the United States Congress.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Preamble

The Constitution grants Congress the sole power to all of the following EXCEPT:

• declare war

• enact legislation

• issue pardons

• approve or reject many Presidential appointments

These powers are not expressly stated in the Constitution, but are reasonably suggested.

• enumerated

• implied

• inherent

• necessary

This clause in Article 1 of the constitution gives Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper to be able to carry out their enumerated powers.

• 3/5 Compromise

• Supremacy Clause

• Elastic Clause

• Full Faith and Credit

These powers are also called expressed powers. They are delegated to the national government and are spelled out, or expressed, in the Constitution. Most of them can be found in Article I, Section 8. There are 27 powers given to Congress

• Enumerated

• Implied

• Inherent

• Necessary

This is how representatives are distributed among the states in the House of Representatives.

• gerrymandering

• apportionment

• quorum

• constituency

This is the people and the interests that each member of the House represents.

• gerrymandering

• apportionment

• quorum

• constituency

This is how the number of representatives each state has may change after the Census is taken.

• gerrymandering

• reapportionment

• quorum

• constituency

This term is applied to the House because all taxes and revenue legislation originate in the House.

• power of the people

• Supremacy Clause

• power of the purse

• Elastic Clause

All of the following are formal qualifications outlined in the United States’ Constitution, to be a member of the House, EXCEPT:

• must be at least 25 years of age

• must have a college education

• must have been a United States citizen for at least seven years

• must be an inhabitant of the State from which he or she is elected