Legislative Branch

Question 1

legislative branch

Answer 1

part of government that makes laws

Question 2

bicameral

Answer 2

having two parts of government that makes laws

Question 3

bill

Answer 3

law that isn’t passed yet

Question 4

veto

Answer 4

to reject a bill that was proposed

Question 5

requirements for House
(age, citizen, terms)

Answer 5

25+ yrs old
citizen for 7+ years
2-year terms

Question 6

requirements for Senate
(age, citizen, terms)

Answer 6

30+ yrs old
citizen for 9+ years
6-year terms

Question 7

leader of House

Answer 7

speaker

Question 8

leader of Senate

Answer 8

vice president

Question 9

House representation

Answer 9

population-based

Question 10

Senate representation

Answer 10

2 per state; DC has 1

Question 11

bill to law process

Answer 11

1. member of the House or Senate proposes a bill (only the House can propose taxes)
2. both houses agree
   3a. the president can sign it to pass the bill into a law
   3b. the president vetoes it
3. Congress can vote ⅔ majority to override the veto and pass the bill into a law.

Question 12

elastic clause

Answer 12

gives Congress the power to create laws that are “necessary and proper”
this means that Congress could create laws that weren’t listed in their powers in the Constitution as long as it is necessary

Question 13

fillibuster

Answer 13

if no other senator is speaking, a senator can speak for as long as they wish to about a certain topic
this is often used to delay or stop laws or decisions from being passed/made