Vocabulary
The branch that makes laws
Legislative Branch
Number of senators each state gets
2
A bill starts off as this
idea
Total number of branches of government in US
This chapter of the constitution is about the legislative branch
article 1
Another name for the Legislative Branch
Congress
Number of House of Representatives each state gets
depends on population
Who sponsored a bill and write it down
congressman
If the House agrees to pass a bill it must go to
the Senate
Congress & Capitol Hill are located here
Washington DC
A draft of a law
bill
Leader of the House of Representatives
Speaker of the House
A group in congress that discusses and debates the details of the bill
committee
True or false: Laws only go through Congress
False
Our Vice President is
JD Vance
The two chambers of congress
house and senate
Leader of the Senate
President Pro Tempore (used to be VP)
If both houses agree on the bill, the bill moves to
The President
Think about the activity the menu simulation we did in class: the inspectors represented this branch of governemnt
judicial
This document describes our government powers and responsibilities
Constitution
Term meaning two chambers
bicameral
This can happen if the president vetos a bill but the Congress thinks the bill should pass anway
override
Term describing when the president strikes down a bill
veto
True or False: a law can violate the constitution
false
The _________ holds the trial for an impeachment
Senate