Legislative Branch

When the President rejects a bill, refuses to sign it, and sends it back to Congress it is called a/an _______________.

• veto

• filibuster

• amendment

• override

A proposed law is called a _______________

• bill

• statute

• regulation

• ordinance

A proposed law is called a _______________

• bill

• statute

• regulation

• ordinance

What are the 2 requirements to get elected to the Senate?

• 25 years old & citizen for 5 years

• 30 years old & citizen for 9 years

• 35 years old & citizen for 10 years

• 28 years old & citizen for 7 years

How many TOTAL Senators do we have?

• 50

• 100

• 200

• 75

This house of Congress has 435 members with the number of members based on each state's population.

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Supreme Court

• State Legislature

What are the 2 requirements to get elected to the House of Representatives?

• 30 years old & citizen for 5 years

• 25 years old & citizen for 7 years

• 21 years old & citizen for 10 years

• 28 years old & citizen for 6 years

One way that the legislative branch can check the power of the President is ____________-

• to override a President's veto with 2/3 vote

• to appoint Supreme Court justices

• to declare war without the President's approval

• to issue executive orders

How many representatives does each district get?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Who is the president of the Senate and casts tie breaking votes when needed?

• Speaker of the House

• Majority Leader

• Vice President

• Secretary of State