Checks & Balances
To make sure that no one branch of government would become too strong, the writers of the Constitution built in a series of -----.
What is checks and balances?
A document that outlines the United States Government
What is the US Constitution?
The building in Washington D.C in which the Legislative Branch is located is called what?
What is the Capitol building?
Name one power both the House of Representatives and Senate share.
What is: collecting taxes, providing defense, declaring war, starting a bill, making laws
A law is called what before it's passed?
What is a bill?
Which branch appoints justices? Which branch checks the appointment of justices?
What is Executive? and Legislative (SENATE)?
What three articles outline the three branches of government?
What is Article 1, 2, & 3?
What are both houses of the legislative branch together called? What two groups make up this branch?
What is Congress? What is the House of Representatives & The Senate?
Define EITHER "Filibuster" "Elastic Clause."
1) A filibuster is a political procedure where one or more members of a Congress or Parliament debate over a proposed piece of legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision being made on the proposal.
2) Necessary and Proper Clause allows Congress to make laws and amend the Constitution
Before a bill is sent to the floor of the House or Senate for a vote, it is first assigned to a __________.
What is a committee?
True/False: There can be checks and balances WITHIN one branch of government.
What is TRUE? (Legislative: The HOR and Senate check each other!)
The introduction to the Constitution is called what?
What is the Preamble?
The main job of the Legislative branch..
What is lawmaking?
Which house can BRING CHARGES of impeachment? Which house can HOLD TRIALS of impeachment?
What is the House of Rep.? What is The Senate?
(Bonus: What is impeachment?)
True/False? The process of a bill becoming a law: Senate OR House Committee -> Floor of the House OR Senate for approval -> House AND Senate agree on the bill -> President
TRUE
Which branch has the power to create and pass legislation? Which branch checks it?
What is Legislative?/Executive?
True/False: The 27 Amendments are part of the Constitution.
TRUE
True/False: Members of the legislative branch are appointed by the President.
FALSE
What is the age requirement to be a member of the Senate?
30 Years of age
How many members of The Senate must agree to needed to end a debate on a bill?
51 or simple majority
Which branch controls appropriation of money? Which branch checks the power to appropriate money?
What is Legislative?/ Executive?
What is the number of the article which deals with "Supremacy of the National Law"
What is Article 6?
Representation in the House of Representatives is based on __________. Representation in the Senate is based on____________.
What is state population? What is 2 per state? (Bonus: How many members are in each?)
Why can only the House of Representatives start a tax bill?
They are "closer to the people" (=giving the people more control over tax laws)
Fractional percentage of Congress that must vote YES to override a president's veto?
2/3 Majority