Our congress is organized by a bicameral legislature.
How is our congress organized?
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Article I
Where are most of the expressed powers found?
100
They may override the president's veto with a two-thirds vote, congress may remove the president through impeachment, and the senate approves treaties and the president's appointments.
Name at least two checks the legislative branch has over the executive branch?
100
various tactics (usually long speeches) aimed at defeating a bill in a legislative body by preventing a final vote.
What is a filibuster?
100
Charged levied by governement on persons or property to raise money to meet public needs.
What is tax?
200
435 members
How many members are in the house of reps?
200
1.Cannot taxes exports
2.Could not interfere with the slave trade until 1808
What are the 2 limits of the commerce power?
200
approves the appointments of the judges.
When it comes to checks and balances, what can the Senate check over the Judicial branch?
200
Majority Leader
The floor leader of the party that holds the majority of seats in each house of Congress is known as the?
200
is a proposed law presented to the House of Senate for consideration.
What is bill?
300
State population.
The number of seats in the house of reps is distributed based on what?
300
Congress has the power to coin money and regulate it's value.
What is currency power?
300
Impeach and remove judges from office.
What can Congress do when it comes to the checks of the judicial branch?
300
John Boehner.
Who is the speaker of the house today?
300
To bring formal charges against a public official.
What is impeach?
400
The senate drafts and passes laws, and monitors the executive branches activities. Only the senate is able to approve and reject treaties and presidential nominations.
What are the jobs of the senate?
400
Domestic Power
Copyright and patents.Promote progress in science and arts by securing the exclusive right to their writings. What power is this?
400
Executive Branch
What branch is this check over:the senate approves treaties and the president's appointments?
400
Public- measures applying to a nation as a whole.
Private-Apply to a certain person or place.
What are two types of bills?
400
serves in the Vice President's place if he is absent.
What is Pro Tempore ?
500
Alaska, Delaware , Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont,and Wyoming.
What are all the 7 states with one representative?
500
6
Out of 27, How many expressed powers have to deal with war and national defense?
500
The framers.
Who created the Checks and Balances system?
500
Our Senator.
Who is Tim Kaine?
500
expression describing how most bills introduced in each session of Congress are buried, put away, or never acted upon.