Unit 3 Legislative Branch (SSCG8&9)

What happens when Congress overrides a Presidential veto?

• The bill is thrown out

• The bill is sent to the Supreme Court

• The bill is rejected

• The bill becomes a law

According to the Constitution, who is always the President of the Senate?

• The Majority Leader

• The Whip

• The Vice President

• The President Pro Tempore

How were senators chosen before the 17th amendment was passed?

• The people voted

• The President appointed them

• The legislature chose

• Congress voted

6 yr term, at least 30 yrs old, citizen of the US for at least 9 yrs, must live in the state they represent

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Congress

2 yr term, at least 25 yrs old, citizen of the US for at least 7 yrs, must live in the state they represent

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Congress

2 per state for a total of 100

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Congress

based on a state's population; 435 total; GA currently has 14

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Congress

What role does the census play in the House of Representatives?

• It determines how much money each state gets in federal funds

• It determines how much money is put into a state's welfare program

• It determines how many representatives each state gets

• It determines how many senators each state gets

What is the practice of drawing district boundaries to the advantage of the party in power?

• Reapportionment

• Redistricting

• Gerrymandering

• Appropriation

Define constituents

• people from a representative's district

• the term for the number of senators that must be present for a vote to occur

• the process of accusing a high ranking official of wrong doing

• the count of population taken every 10 yrs