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Legislative Branch Review

Legislative Branch Review . What does “Bicameral” mean?. Bicameral simply means two houses. The House of Representatives and the Senate collectively make up the Congress. A nationwide census is given every ten years to determine what?.

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Legislative Branch Review

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  1. Legislative Branch Review

  2. What does “Bicameral” mean?

  3. Bicameral simply means two houses. The House of Representatives and the Senate collectively make up the Congress

  4. A nationwide census is given every ten years to determine what?

  5. A census is used to determine the amount of representation each state will receive in the House of Representatives. • Every 10 years, after the census is taken, Congress determines how the seats in the House are to be apportioned, or distributed. • If a state's population decreases from one census to the next, the number of its representatives may be reduced. • States whose populations grow may be entitled to more representatives.

  6. Who is the presiding officer of the Senate?

  7. The presiding officer in the Senate is the Vice President. • Currently the Vice President is Joe Biden (D) from Delaware

  8. Who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives?

  9. The Presiding officer of the House of Representatives is called the “Speaker of the House” • Currently the new Speaker of the House is John Boehner (R) from Ohio

  10. What are the qualifications for becoming a Representative?

  11. The qualifications for being a member of the House of Representatives is as follows: • at least 25 years old • a U.S. citizen for at least 7 years • a legal resident of the state they represent • Serve 2 year terms • Elections are held in November of each even-numbered year.

  12. What are the qualifications for becoming a Senator?

  13. The qualifications for being a Senator is as follows: • at least 30 years old • a U.S. citizen for at least 9 years • a legal resident of the state they represent • Serve 6 year terms • One third (1/3) of the Senate's membership comes up for election every two years in November.

  14. Who presides over the Senate when the Vice President is absent?

  15. The President Pro-Tempore will preside over the Senate when the Vice President is absent. • The current President Pro-Tempore is Daniel Inyoue (D) from Hawaii

  16. If a bill passes the House of Representatives it would then go to…

  17. If a bill passes through the House of Representatives then the next step would be to go through the Senate

  18. Representation for each state in the House of Representatives is determined by …. THE U.S. CENSUS!

  19. There are currently 19 Congressionaldistricts in Illinois

  20. All appropriations (tax) bills are introduced where?

  21. All appropriation bills will dealt with in the House of Representatives.

  22. What are the special powers of the Senate?

  23. The special powers that only the Senate holds are…. • conduct impeachment trials

  24. List the special powers of the House of Representatives…

  25. The special powers only held by the House of Representatives include… • begin impeachment proceedings • initiate bills to raise money (appropriation bills)

  26. Define Majority party?

  27. The majority party is the political party that holds the most seats in either the House or the Senate

  28. Define Minority party…

  29. Minority party is the political party that has less seats in either the House or Senate

  30. The Speaker of the House is always a member of the ____________party

  31. The Speaker of the House is a position always held by the majority party. They are selected among members of the majority party who will choose their leader

  32. Which high government officials can be impeached?

  33. The federal officials that Congress can bring to trial include the president, vice president, and federal judges. Congress may remove these officials from office if they are found guilty of serious crime. • The procedure of drawing up and passing the list of charges in the House of Representatives is called impeachment.

  34. What steps must be taken for a bill to become a law?

  35. Step 1 • The Bill is Proposed by a Citizen, the President or an Interest Group

  36. Step 2 • The bill is introduced in the House of Representatives and the Senate

  37. Step 3 • The Bill is Studied by a House Committee

  38. Step 4 • The Bill is debated on the House Floor

  39. Step 5 • The Bill is Sent to the Senate

  40. Step 6 • The Bill is Studied by a Senate Committee

  41. Step 7 • The Bill is debated in the Senate

  42. Step 8 • The Senate Votes on the Bill

  43. Step 9 • If passed The Bill is sent to the President

  44. . Actions of the president regarding a bill: • He can sign the bill and declare it a law • He can veto the bill and send it back to Congress • (where it would need 2/3 vote from both houses to make it a law) • He may hold the bill for 10 days, when it becomes a law or is killed by pocket veto

  45. If the President vetoes a bill can it still become a law? How?

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