Roles of Leg. Branch
What is the main (most important role) of the legislative branch?
MAKE THE LAWS (WHOOP WHOOP)
What is the first step in the lawmaking process?
Introduce a bill
What is another name for the legislative branch?
Congress
How many senators (total 100) and HoR (total 435) need to vote "yay" for the bill to pass?
A majority!!!! 51%
51 Senators
218 HoReps
What branch has the power (or role) of declaring war?
Congress!!!
What role is Congress doing when it votes "yay" or "nay" for a plan that outlines where certain amounts of money will go for the year?
Approving the annual budget
Who can have an idea for a bill?
Anyone!!
What does bicameral mean?
2 chambers or 2 houses
What's the LAST step in the lawmaking process?
President can either Sign or Veto
Money you make or income
What role must Congress do once a president appoints a person to a position in the federal government?
Congress must approve presiential appointments
Where does a bill go after it's been introduced? (Hint they aren't all equal)
What happens during this step?
Goes to committee
Edited, debated, rewritten, and finalized
What are the 2 chambers of Congress called?
House of Representatives and the Senate
What does it mean for a president to veto?
Does not want it to become a law - does not sign and it goes back to Congress
What does legislate mean?
Make laws
What role is Congress doing when it tells the American people they have to pay more in taxes?
Raises revenue through taxes
What happens after a bill leaves the committee (3rd step)?
It is debated on
What is the most important role of Congress?
MAKE THE LAWS OF THIS COUNTRY
What can congress do once a president vetos a law?
Try to OVERRIDE it by 2/3rds of BOTH the HoR and the Senate voting "Yay"
What is a bill?
A proposed law
What role does Congress do when it puts regulations in place to limit economic interaction between other countries and between states?
Regulates trade
What happens after HoReps and Senators debate a bill?
It is voted on
What is the HoR based on (meaning why do states get more reps than other states)?
How many senators does each state have
HoR=Its based on population
Senators = 2 per state
What happens if a bill passes in the HoR, but it does not get a majority in the Senate?
IT DIES (merp)
What does debate mean?