Legislative Branch Quiz Review

The Legislative Branch...

• Makes laws

• Enforces Laws

• Interprets Laws

Laws are also known as...

• Legislation

• Executive Orders

• Decisions

• Bills

Powers that are WRITTEN down in the Constitution for each branch of government

• Expressed Powers

• Implied Powers

• Reserved Powers

• Government Powers

Powers that are ASSUMED based on powers that are written in the Consitution

• Expressed Powers

• Implied Powers

• Reserved Powers

• Government Powers

Article __ of the Constitution creates the Legislative Branch and grants it certain powers

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The US Congress is a ______ legislature meaning that it has two houses of congress

• Bicameral

• Unicameral

• Tricameral

• Quatrocameral

Congress overriding a Presidential Veto is an example of the _____ branch checking the ____ branch

• Legislative; Executive

• Executive; Legislative

• Legislative; Judicial

• Judicial; Legislative

Members represent an entire state

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Both

Bills about taxes and money must start here

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Both

Approves presidential appointments

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Both