Unit 3: Legislative Branch Review

What are 3 powers only the Senate can do?

• Impeach, approve treaties, approve appointments
• Impeachment trial, approve treaties, approve appointments
• Start money Bills, approve treaties, approve appointments
• Start money Bills, approve treaties, impeach

Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution gives Congress the power to make all laws that are "necessary and proper", and are known as -

• reserved powers

• implied powers

• concurrent powers

• expressed powers

Which of the headlines below is an example of the legislative branch limiting the power of the executive branch?

• Senate Rejects Latest Appointment of Secretary of State

• President Vetoes Foreign Aid Bill for Japan

• Supreme Court Rules Line-Item Veto Unconstitutional

• Senate Impeaches Supreme Court Judge

Congress is made up of which chambers?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Supreme Court

• President of the United States

Which of the following are leaders of the Senate?

• President pro tempore

• Speaker of the House
• Vice President

• Chief Justice

Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?

• President Pro Tempore

• Vice President

• The Speaker

• A Senator

Match the following checks and balances of the US government

• Executive over Legislative

• Impeach the President or Judge

• Legislative over Judicial

• Veto Laws

• Executive over Legislative

• Approve Federal Judges

• Judicial over Legislative

• Laws unconstitutional

• Legislative over Executive and/or Judicial

• Calling a congressional special session

What is the first step in the process of a bill becoming a law?

• A bill is debated.

• A bill is proposed.

• A bill is voted on.

• A bill is signed into law.

Match the following steps of How a Bill Becomes a Law with the number in the order:

• Assigned to Committee

• 2

• Debate in House/Senate

• 3

• Introduce Bill

• 1

• Sent to President

• 5

• Sent to other house

• 4

Reorder the following steps in how a bill becomes a law

• If vetoed, the bill returns to Congress

• A congress member proposes a bill

• The President either vetoes or passes the bill

• If passed, the bill becomes law.

• The bill is passed in both chambers of Congress (Senate and House)