What is a Law?
Which is NOT a reason for laws: maintaining order, protecting rights, or making everyone agree?
Making everyone agree.
The President can reject a bill using this power.
Veto
Congress is made up of these two chambers.
The House of Representatives and the Senate
A proposed law is called this.
A Bill
When a President approves a bill, he does this.
Signs it.
Rules created by the government to help keep people safe and maintain order
Laws
This branch is led by the President.
Executive Branch
Which chamber has 100 members?
The Senate
This committee works out differences between the House and Senate versions of a bill in a ______ committee.
Conference
Congress can still pass a vetoed bill with this type of a vote.
Two-thirds supermajority
This document protects freedoms like speech and religion.
The Constitution
This is the Nations Highest Court
Supreme Court
Which chamber has 435 members?
The House of Representatives
House debate is limited to __ hour(s).
1
A bill can become a law without the President's signature if Congress remains in session for ___ day(s)
10
This amendment protects people from cruel and unusual punishment.
The 8th Amendment
If congress passes a bill and the President signs it, which branch may still declare it unconstitutional?
The Judicial Branch
This person leads the House of Representatives.
Speaker of the House
Why must the House and Senate pass identical versions of a bill?
So the President receives one final version.
Which branch has the final chance to stop a bill before it becomes a law?
Executive branch
The word "Law" is derived from the Latin word "Lex". What does Lex mean?
Binding
This branch writes and passes laws.
The Legaslative Branch
A senator must be at least ___ years old.
30
Before reaching the President, a bill must pass this final vote in both chambers.
Approval of the Final Draft
This President issued the most vetoes.
Franklin D. Roosevelt