Congress & Lawmaking
Where must all revenue bills (tax bills) begin?
What is the House of Representatives?
The President sending troops abroad is acting in this role.
What is Commander-in-Chief?
Which branch can declare presidential actions unconstitutional?
What is the Judicial Branch?
Which chamber drafts and votes on articles of impeachment?
What is the House of Representatives?
Who has the power to declare war?
Congress
This committee type works out differences between House and Senate versions of a bill.
What is a conference committee?
This role includes proposing the federal budget and meeting with Congressional leaders.
What is Chief Legislator?
The Senate uses this power to approve Cabinet secretaries and judges.
What is confirmation / advice and consent?
Which chamber holds the impeachment trial?
What is the Senate?
Who executes and enforces federal laws?
The President / Executive Branch.
A bill has passed both chambers. What is the next step?
It goes to the President.
This is a directive from the President that has the force of law without Congress passing a bill.
What is an executive order?
Congress checks the President by controlling money. What is this power called?
What is the power of the purse?
Who presides over a presidential impeachment trial?
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Who creates federal courts below the Supreme Court?
Congress
A Senator continuously debates a bill to delay voting. What is this tactic?
What is a filibuster?
The President negotiates a treaty, but this body must approve it.
What is the Senate?
The President checks Congress by doing this to a bill.
What is vetoing it?
Impeachment is the accusation. Removal requires this.
A conviction by a two-thirds vote in the Senate.
Who appoints Supreme Court justices?
The President (with Senate confirmation).
Congress overrides a presidential veto. What margin is required?
A two-thirds vote in both chambers.
This presidential power allows the President to refuse to release documents or information to Congress.
What is executive privilege?
The Supreme Court reviews a law to determine if it violates the Constitution. This is called…
What is judicial review?
A President is impeached for abusing power. What must Congress show?
High crimes and misdemeanors.
A President signs an executive agreement with a foreign nation. Why does this not require Senate approval?
Executive agreements are not treaties, so they do not require ratification.