2A Legislative Branch Review

What are two ways Congressional oversight committees can check and balance the executive branch?

• They control the budget of the executive branch

• They can establish memorials on their own

• They can hold hearings or investigations of an executive agency.

• They can impeach a president.

• They can put political pressure on the executive branch by making their findings public.

Once a proposed amendment passes through both chambers of Congress with a 2/3 "yes" vote, what is the next step?

• The president signs it and it becomes law.

• 3/4 of the states must vote to ratify the amendment.

• It will be added to the Constitution as an official amendment.

• The desire for the amendment is voiced by the public and/or states.

which one of these is a purpose of a congressional committee?

• They help with the workload of Congress.

• They bypass the seniority system.

• They stopped the use of discharge petitions.

• They avoid the spectacle of public hearings.

Angela is an elected official in the federal government. She is one of ten people representing her state and is about to finish her third two-year term. Angela is:

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  a federal judge

• a United States representative

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  a United States senator

  
  

• an official in the executive branch of government

Fred really wants a bill to become a law. However, he has just received word that the president has vetoed it. In order for the bill to still become law, Fred will need

• support from two-thirds of both houses of Congress

• a veto

• a filibuster

• a committee to recommend that the bill pass

All of the following are ways the legislative branch can check the powers of the Executive Branch EXCEPT:

• Congress may pass a law declaring a presidential action unconstitutional.

• Congress may remove the president through its impeachment and conviction powers.

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  Congress may override a presidential veto.

• The Senate may refuse to approve presidential appointments.

Which of the following identifies the formal procedure for ending a filibuster?

• veto

• pocket veto

• oversight

• cloture

The Constitution states that all revenue bills must originate in

• the United States Senate

• Congressional Budget Office

• United States House of Representatives

• a White House budget resolution

Who is the official head of the Senate?

• .

  President of the United States

• Vice President of the United States

• President pro tempore

• Chief whip

Which of the following is true about the impeachment process?

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  The House can impeach, but the Supreme Court determines if the impeachment is warranted.

• The vice president and majority of the Cabinet can impeach a president.

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  Impeachment requires such serious wrongdoing that no president has been impeached.

• The House can impeach a president and the Senate can remove a president on conviction of bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors.