What is the role of Congress or Legislative Branch?
100
Number of members in House of Representation
435
100
Age requirement to be in the Senate
What is 30?
100
Give one way the Legislative Branch checks the Executive Branch
Over ride Veto
Approval of Supreme Court Justices (Senate)
100
If you have an idea for a law, what would be the best way to get it passed
Contact your Representative
200
Houses in Congress
What is Senate and House of Representatives?
200
This affects the number of Representatives in your state
Population
200
Number of Members in the Senate
100
200
Give an example of how the Legislative Branch checks the Judiciary Branch.
Approval of Supreme Court Justices
200
Filibuster
Delaying a bill by making a very long speech is called..
300
Age Required to be a Representative
25
300
Length of a Senators Term
6 Years
300
This is the formal accusation of wrongdoing against a public official. (President)
What is impeachment?
300
Name a role of a committee in the legislative Process
-Committees monitor on-going governmental operations, identify issues suitable for legislative review
-gather and evaluate information
-recommend courses of action
400
Length of a Representatives Term
2 years
400
This decides how many Senators there are per state.
2 per each state
400
Chosen leader of the House of Representatives
Speaker of the House
400
a group of people or an organization seeking or receiving special advantages, typically through political lobbying.
Special interest Group
500
These bills specifically have to start in the House of Representatives because they are closer to the people
Revenue Bills
500
The Senate is responsible for this when a president of the U.S. is impeached.
What is oversee the impeachment trial?
500
The Legislative branch has specific powers that are separate from the other branches, this is an example of
Separation of Powers
500
Power given to the President to turn down a proposed bill