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Worksheets2 Bicameral Congress
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
The Constitution sets up a two house legislature, with a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Latin word for this is _______________.
bicameral
unicameral
quid pro quo
democracy
The Constitution sets up a two house legislature, with a __________and a House of Representatives.
Senate
Judge Executive
Federal Reserve System
Executive Branch
The Constitution sets up a two house legislature, with a Senate and a ______________.
House of Representatives
Civil Rights Act
Federal Court System
Supremacy Clause
The _________________________ is given the power to impeach (bring formal charges against) the president and other federal officials.
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Department of the Interior
Department of Homeland Security
"All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives." - this power is huge and is sometimes called "The ______________."
Power of the Purse
Appropriations Act
Elastic Clause
Federal Reserve Bank
Whereas the House of Representatives has the power to impeach, the __________ serves as the _______________ in an impeachment hearing.
Senate - jury
Speaker of the House - judge
Supreme Court - jury
President - intermediary
The idea that one house of the legislature can limit the power of the other house is called an _______________________.
intrabranch check
interbranch compromise
external clause
internal clause
Originally senators were chosen by the state legislatures ...but this changed with the______________, now, senators are (directly) elected by the people.
Seventeenth Amendment
Supremacy Clause
Bill of Rights
Civil Rights Act
The Senate (has) ___________; the Senate votes to approve the appointment of executive officers.
Confirmation Power
Appointment Power
Supremacy Power
Veto Power
The ____________ is an agreement between large states that supported the Virginia Plan and small states that supported the New Jersey Plan.
Great Compromise
Legislative Branch
Elastic Clause
Origination & Welfare Clause
