Legislative Branch Review

What is the next step in the lawmaking process?

• The bill goes to the Senate for action

• The President signs the bill into law.

• The people vote on the bill in an election

• The bill goes to the Supreme Court for a hearing. 

the branch of government that creates laws

• The Legislative branch

• The Elastic Clause also known as the Necessary and Proper clause

• Enumerated Powers

• The Senate

powers not written in the U.S. Constitution but are necessary and proper in order for the federal government to carry out the expressed powers; Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18

• The Legislative branch

• The Elastic Clause also known as the Necessary and Proper clause

• Enumerated Powers

• The Senate

the upper house of the U.S. Congress

• The Legislative branch

• The Elastic Clause also known as the Necessary and Proper clause

• Enumerated Powers

• The Senate

the powers specifically named and assigned to the federal government or prohibited to be exercised by the states under the U.S. Constitution, also known as delegated powers

• The Legislative branch

• The Elastic Clause also known as the Necessary and Proper clause

• Enumerated Powers

• The Senate

the lower house of the U.S. Congress

• Concurrent Powers

• Implied Powers

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

Powers not explicitly listed in the constitution but given by the elastic clause so Congress can carry out its Enumerated powers

• Concurrent Powers

• Implied Powers

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

powers shared by the national, state, and/or local government

• Concurrent Powers

• Implied Powers

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

Which part of the U.S. Constitution outlines legislative power?

• Article 1

• Article 2

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

Who can prevent the President of the United States from controlling the

Supreme Court by blocking appointments to the bench?

• The Supreme Court 

• House of Representatives 

• Senate

• The Joint Chiefs of Staff