Unit #3 - Legislative Branch

What are the powers that are derived from the Necessary and Proper Clause?

• Implied Powers

• Reserved Powers

• Expressed Powers

• Enumerated Powers

What are the correct steps for a bill to become a law?

• Sent to the other house of Congress, bill introduced, sent to committee, debate/vote by the whole house

• Sent to committee, bill introduced, debate/vote by the whole house, sent to the other house of Congress

• Bill introduced, sent to committee, debate/vote by the whole house, sent to the other house in Congress

• Bill introduced, debate/vote by the whole house, sent to the other house, sent to committee

What is the way a bill can be slowed down by talking the bill to death?

• Cloture

• Veto

• Presidential intervention

• Filibuster

What is it called when a committee sets a bill aside to not be worked on?

• Pigeon Hole

• Pocket Veto

• Filibuster

• Bill to Law

Who breaks the tie on a vote in the Senate?

• Speaker of the House

• President

• Vice-President

• President Pro Tempore

What is the Law-making branch in NC?

• Parliament

• City Council

• Congress

• General Assembly

What are the Permanent Committees in Congress called?

• Standing Committee

• Joint Committee

• Select Committee

• Conference Committee

What committee in Congress works to produce a compromise on a bill

• Standing Committee

• Conference Committee

• Joint Committee

• Select Committee

What is the term for when a President's political party loses seats during the midterm elections?

• Cause and Effect

• Fast Food Culture

• Presidential Effect

• Coattail Effect

What does bipartisan mean?

• Two parties working together

• Two parties working against each other

• Two parties not talking to each other

• Two parties celebrating