1.
2.
Legislative Branch – Review
Explain why we have a bicameral congress? Compromise fair representation for states and people
Fill in the diagram for checks and balances regarding the legislative branch.
Legislative Branch
Finds law unconstitutional
Over Rides Veto
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Changes Size of courts
3.
House of Representatives
Qualifications: 25
Live in state 7 years citizen
Terms: 2 years unlimited
Size: at least one per state, based
on population, 435 total
Constituency: people in district
Debate: limited formal
Leadership: Speaker of House
Vetos Law
Senate
Qualifications: 30
Live in state 9 years citizen
Terms: 6 years unlimited
Size: 2 per state 100 total
Constituency: people in state
Debate:ulimited informal
Leadership: VP officially
Majority Leader in reality
4.
Strict Constructionist vs. Liberal Constructionists
• Compare their opinion on implied powersfew implied
many implied
• Compare their opinion on the power of the federal governmentless power
more power
• Which has one out over time? Liberal
• Explain the impact of McCulloch v Maryland on this debate. Allowed the use of implied power through the necessary
and proper clause
• Explain the impact of the Necessary and Proper Clause on this debate it expands the power of congress tdo most
anything suggested by the constitution
5.
Fill in the blanks on the flow chart.
Introduction to the House
or Senate
Committee Action
Floor Action
Approved bill to
Senate
Committee Action
Floor Action
To Conference Committee to resolve differences
Approved bill to President
Bill becomes law
or
Dies by Veto
6.
Explain the four ways the president can treat a bill.
• Veto it
• Sign it
• Pocket Veto no action by President for 10 day Congress has adjourned
• Becomes law if no action by President for 10 day Congress still in session
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7.
What is the fate of most bills and where does this most often occur? Most bills die in Committee
8.
Explain how revenue bills are proposed, and why they are proposed where they are.They can only be Introduced in the House
because the House was to represent the people and we were not to have taxation without representation
9.
Why are committees created and what do they do? They are created to break up the work of congress and they are subject
matter groups tha make our representatives experts in their committees area
10. Why is the House Rules Committee so powerful? Because it can stop a bill from getting a vote in the House of
Representatives
11. Majority in Congress Makes the rules
12. Whips Count votes and try to keep party voting together
13. It takes a Joint resolution of Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution or to declare War
14. Every State gets at least 1 Representative or as many as their population demands
15. Every state gets 2 senators regardless of size
16. Redrawing district lines for political gain
17. The House charges a federal official with a crime The Senate tries the federal official for the crime and determines guilt or
innocence
18. Filibusters are trying to talk a bill to death unlimited debate, It can be stopped with 3/5th of the senate voting for cloture
19. Revenue bills start in the House to allow the peoples representative to decide
20. Approval of treaties and appointment happen in the Senate with 2/3rds of the vote
21. Spending more than you have creates a deficit, having more than you spend is a surplus