Congress powers
Voting for or against a bill
Presidential power
Process of lawmaking
100

Primary function of Congress 

What is write and pass laws for the nation

100

A tactic used to delay or prevent a vote on a bill by extending debate indefinitely in the senate

What is a filibuster? 

100

When the president vetos a bill it ...

What is returning to the originating chamber and a 2/3s vote from both chambers to override?

100

_ can initiate the idea for a bill 

What is anyone?

200

These are reasons that laws can be created (give three) 

What is interstate commerce, immigration, social security, civil rights, environmental issues, national defense, and the monetary system? 
200

This happens when one chamber doesn't pass a bill and is not sent to a conference committee

What is when a bill dies? 

200

If the president doesn't sign a bill within 10 days

What is becoming law automatically?

200

_ can write up and sponsor a bill through the process of becoming a law

What is congress?
300

Person in Congress who controls the House's legislative agenda, deciding which bills are voted on and setting the calendar for debate.

What is the Speaker of the House?

300

This committee consists of House and Senate members who compromise between bill differences in the House and Senate.

What is the Conference committee?
300

The president influences congress by _ (give two)

What is suggest, and draft laws, and lobby congress.

300

Chamber of congress member who introduces a bill to legislature

What is a sponsor?

400

This person has the ability to recognize speakers in Senate debates, rule on procedures, and become the tie-breaking vote when the Senate is split 50-50. 

What is the President of the Senate? 

400

Reasons people vote for or against a bill

What is party pressure, ideology, voter pressures, interest groups/lobbying?

400

This type of legislation only directs federal agencies on how to implement existing laws, usually directed at the executive branch, and can be limited by judicial review and congressional action (passing new legislation to override this)

What is an executive order?

400

This happens when the president doesn't sign a bill and Congress adjourns during the 10-day period, this makes the bill die automatically and cannot be overridden

What is a pocket veto?

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