House of Representatives
There are a total of ______________ members.
What is 435?
There are a total of _____________ members.
What is 100?
The job of the legislative branch is _______________.
What is make laws?
This is when one part of the government limits another part of the government.
What is checks and balances?
If the president rejects a bill, it is called a __________.
House of Representatives are elected every ________ years.
What is 2?
Senators are elected every ________ years.
The legislative branch is ________________. This means it has two parts.
What is bicameral?
The executive branch enforces laws, the judicial branch interprets laws, and the legislative branch makes laws. This is because of___________________.
What is separation of powers?
To pass a bill in the House or Senate, you need a ___________________ vote.
What is simple majority vote?
To be a Representative, you must have _______ years of citizenship.
What is 7?
There are ______ senators per state.
What article describes the legislative branch?
What is Article 1?
The House can impeach a president, but the Senate has the trial and removes the president. This is because _____________________.
What is checks and balances?
True or false. Most bills die in committees.
What is true?
This power means the House can make a tax bill and decide how to spend the money.
What is the power to tax and spend?
To be a Senator, you must be at least __________ years old.
What is 30?
All tax bills began in the ________________.
What is the House of Representatives?
The government cannot be too powerful because of ______________________. It written about in the Constitution.
What is limited government?
What is override and supermajority vote?
Schools get federal or national funding from the Department of Education, which gets its funding from the ______ bill.
What is the tax?
The legislative branch cannot arrest people without a warrant. This is because of the ________________.
What is the writ of habeas corpus?
True or false. The President and legislative branch have the power to declare war.
What is false?
The President can write ____________________, which is a rule that everyone must follow. It is not a law, but works similarly.
What is an executive order?
Because of political _________________, laws are hard to pass.
What is political polarization?