Legislative Branch
What is the word for "having two chambers" and what are the names of both chambers in the US Congress?
What is bicameral, The US Senate and the House of Representatives
The powers of this branch are outlined in which Article of the Constitution?
What is Article 2
The idea for a new law can come from anyone, but a bill must be introduced by whom?
What is an elected member of Congress?
When the president sends troops to the Persian Gulf, which role is he fulfilling?
What is Commander in Chief?
The word we must associate with the Judicial Branch is...
What is unconstitutional?
What Article of the Constitution outlines the powers of this branch?
What is Article 1
The ability of the president to suggest laws usually happens during this annual speech to Congress.
What is The State of the Union Address?
The final step in the bill to a law process is...
What is, the bill is sent to the President to be signed
When the president negotiates an international trade agreement, he is fulfilling the this role.
What is Chief Diplomat?
Checks and balances were put into the Constitution to prevent and one branch from...
What is abusing its power?
The ability of this branch to remove elected officials from office is called...
What is impeachment?
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, HI, President Roosevelt had to use this executive power to ask Congress to declare war on Japan.
What is calling Congress into Special Session?
Most of the work on a new bill occurs during this second step in the lawmaking process...
What is assigned to a committee, or worked on in committee
When the president proposes new laws during the State of the Union address, he is fulfilling this role.
What is Chief Legislator?
The words approves, confirms, regulates should be associated with which branch?
What is the legislative branch
The implied powers of Congress are permitted because of this "stretchy" clause, which allows Congress the power to make laws "Necessary and Proper" to carry out their expressed powers.
What is "The Elastic Clause"?
This French term meaning "a chest of drawers" refers to the different agencies, departments and regulatory groups who work for the executive branch.
What is bureaucracy?
What is the 4th step in the lawmaking process?
What is, the bill is voted on in the chamber it originates in?
When the president invites the new Prime Minister of Israel to a state dinner at the White House, he is fulfilling this role.
What is Chief of State?
The words suggests, nominates, appoints should be associated with which branch?
What is the executive
This number represents the total of elected officials in the US Congress
What is 535?
The president has the power to reject bills which have been passed in the legislative branch.
What is veto power?
Bills can be edited and changed in each chamber, but the final bill must be what?
What is identical?
When the president appoints a new chairperson to the Food and Drug Administration, he is fulfilling this role?
What is Chief Executive?
The definition of checks and balances is...
what is the ability of one branch to limit the power of the other two branches?