Federal Level of the Legislative Branch
What are the 2 chambers of our federal legislative branch?
a. Senate & House of Representatives
b. Senate & House of Delegates
c. The President & Congress
What is the Senate & House of Representatives
What is the name of our state government?
a. the Maryland Legislative Branch
b. the Maryland House of Delegates
c. the Maryland General Assembly
What is the Maryland General Assembly?
What is the name of our county level legislative branch?
a. Montgomery County Council
b. Montgomery County Legislative Branch
c. The Council of Montgomery County
What is the Montgomery County Council?
Senators represent...
a. a state
b. a district
c. a county
What is a state
This person is the final person who has to approve a bill before becoming a state law
a. President
b. Governor
c. Mayor
Who is the governor
a. 9
b. 10
c. 12
What is 9 council members
The number of representatives that each state has depends on...
a. State size (land mass)
b. Population
c. When the state joined the union
What is population
What city does our state Legislative branch meet in?
a. Washington D.C.
b. Annapolis
c. Baltimore
What is Annapolis
How many votes are needed in order to enact a law?
a. 9 votes
b. 6 votes
c. 5 votes
What is 5 votes?
How many Congress members have vote to override a president's veto?
a. simple majority (51%)
b. 2/3 vote
c. Unanimous (everybody)
What is a 2/3 vote
Our state legislative branch is broken down into 2 parts. What are they?
a. Senate & House of Delegates
b. Senate & House of Representatives
c. Governor & House of Delegates
What are the Senate and House of Delegates
Which of the following is NOT a committee in our county legislative branch?
a. Environment & Climate
b. Education & Culture
c. Planning, Housing & Economic Development
What is Environment & Climate
Describe what a filibuster is in your own words
When a member of congress stalls the legislative process to stop a bill from becoming a law. Usually a speech
How many legislative districts does the Maryland General Assembly represent?
a. 8 districts
b. 25 districts
c. 47 districts
What is 47 districts
Name at least ONE responsibility of our county level legislative branch (you cannot just say they make laws!)
Appropriates money to fund the capital and operating budgets and sets the local property tax rate and other local taxes.
Approves all land use plans including the General Plan, area master plans, and sector plans prepared by the Planning Board.
Acts on zoning changes.
Exercises oversight over County programs to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
Approves the six-year capital improvements, public services, and fiscal policy programs.
Approves the county Ten Year Solid Waste and Water Supply and Sewerage System Plans.
Serves as the Board of Health for Montgomery County.
Enacts all County laws and amendments to the Code.
Sets the tax rates required to fund the County budgets.
Confirms major appointments made by the County Executive and appoints the members of the Montgomery County Planning Board and the Board of Appeals.
Acts on or initiates reorganization plans for the County government's executive branch.
Directs and reviews the annual independent audit of County government operations.