Legislative Branch Flashcards
Covers the functions of the U.S. Legislative Branch.
Taxes on goods made in United States are called ______ taxes.
excise
Printing false information about person is called ________.
libel
The process of becoming an American citizen is called __________.
Naturalization
Items that cannot be taxed by Congress are called_______.
exports
The smallest number of representations a state can have is/are ______.
1
The Chairman of the House of Representatives is called the _______.
speaker
A proposed law is called a ______.
bill
A United States Senator is required to be a citizen of the United States for _____ years.
9
The minimum age for a U.S. Senate is _____ years old
30
The number of senators a state can have is ______.
2
When Congress passes a bill over a presidential veto is called an ________ .
override
A tax on goods coming into the United States is called an ______ tax.
import
The Congressional House that is based on equality of representation for the states is the ______.
Senate
Protection from arrest for slander for a Congressman is called _______.
immunity
The term of office for a US Senator is ______ years.
6
The impeachment of a government official must began in which house of Congress?
House of Representatives
Trade that takes place within a state is called _______ trade.
intrastate
An inventors ideas are protected by the government by issuing him an item called a _______.
patent
The House of Representatives and the Senate make up ______.
Congress
The US census takes place every _____ years.
10
Trade that takes place between states in the United States is called ____ trade.
interstate
Function of the legislative branch is to ____ _____ ______.
make the laws
When the population of the United States is counted is called taking the ______.
Census
The total number of senators in Congress is ______.
100
The president of the Senate is the ___ ___.
Vice President
The president of the Senate can only vote in cases where there is a _____ ___ in the Senate
tie vote
A law that is passed that has the punishment already in it without having a trial is called a _____ __ _______.
Bill of Attainder
Any person who runs for the US House of Representatives has to be a citizen for a minimum of ____ years.
7
During what month do the newly elected senators and representatives go through the inauguration proceedings?
January
A person in the House of Representatives serves a term of ______ years.
2
The minimum age of a person in the house of representatives is ____ years old.
25
The authority in the Constitution to “stretch” the power of Congress is found in the _____ _____.
elastic clause
The ______ serves as the jury in an impeachment at trial.
Senate
The government of the United States protects a writer’s work by issuing a ______.
copyright
The president’s refusal to sign a bill sent to him by Congress is called a ______.
veto
Presidential elections always take place during the month of ______.
November
All money bills must originate in the _______.
House of Representatives
The person who runs the Senate when the president of the Senate is not there is the ______ ___ ____.
president pro tempore
The protection from being jailed without evidence is called the ____ __ ___ ____.
writ of habeas corpus
Chairman of the House of Representatives is called the _______.
speaker
A law that would punish a person for an act that was legal when they did it, but was then made illegal by the law is called an _____ ___ _____ ___.
ex post facto law
A states’ representation in the House of Representatives is based on the ________ of the state.
population
The Justice who heads the United States Supreme Court is called the __ ___.
Chief Justice
Making imitation money or stamps is called ________.
counterfeiting
Saying false statements about a person is called _______.
slander
The total number of representatives in the House of Representatives is ______.
435
The person who has to make the decision on whether or not a bill becomes a law is the ________.
President
The opening portion of the Constitution that states the purpose of the Constitution is called the _______.
preamble
In order for a session of the House of Representatives to be official there must be just over one half of the representatives present and this is called having a_______.
quorum
If Congress adjourns and a bill sits on the desk of the president for 10 days it will not become a law and this is called a ______ ______.
pocket veto
The number of days that are required for a “pocket veto” are ______ days.
10
The tax that is put on goods coming into the United States is called a ____.
tariff
The name of the state militias today is the ______ _____.
National Guard
Provisions of the Constitution that keep one branch of the government from controlling the other two branches are known as _____ __ _____.
Checks and Balances
Powers specifically stated in the Constitution are called _________ powers.
enumerated
Powers not specifically stated in the Constitution are called ________ powers.
implied
When the military or other groups of people seize control of the government is called a ______.
coup
In order to keep stability in the Senate, only ______ of the senators are elected every two years.
1/3
