Chapter 3 Social Studies 5th grade | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

What is the process for a bill to become law:

Introduct to bill ->bill to committee ->consideration & debate ->voting ->senate action ->bill returns to house ->bill enrolled -> pres. action ->back 2 congres

Simple resolution only need to pass in the ______________ it effects

Chamber

_____________ affects the operations of either the US House of Rep or the US Senate

Simple resolution

Concurrent resolution is voted on by BOTH chambers of congress and does NOT need the president's signature to pass. True or false

True

______________ affects the operations of both the US House of Rep and the US senate

Concurrent resolution

Joint resolutions requires the _________ approval to become law

President's

Joint resolution: similar to a bill, they originate in either the US House of Rep or the US senate, but never __________ in both chambers

jointly

In order to become law, bills must be approved only by the president. True or false

False. Both Chambers and the President must approve

Public bills affect the general public and private bills affect a specific individual or group. True or false?

True

There are two types of bills: ________________

public and private

What are the 4 forms the US House of Rep and US Senate consider legislation?

Bills, Joint Resolution, Concurrent Resolution, Simple Resolution

Making and enacting laws is _____________ greatest responsibility.

Congress'

Bills are submitted by a member of Congress who becomes its ___________

sponsor

___________ for bills come from 3 places. What are these places: ___, ___, ___

Ideas; private citizens, the president, special-interest groups

What are examples of Other powers that congress has?

Make and pass laws, establish post offices, create lower federal courts, conduct impeachment trials

Declare war, raise and regulate an army/navy, provide national guard, and approve treaties are examples of _____________ powers

Military and Foreign Policy

Regulate foreign and interstate commerce are examples of ____________ powers

Commerce

-Lay and collect taxes -borrow money -coin, print, regulate money All are examples of ___________ powers

Money

What are the Powers of Congress?

Money, Commerce, Military/Foreign Policy, Others

The vice-president presides over the Senate. ____________ is the VP and has the final vote if there is a tie

Mike Pence

True or False: Senators and Representatives can run for election as many times as they want

True

How many years is the term for the senators?

6

There are 2 senators per state. Our senators are:

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy

How many members are in the senate?

100

Who is current speaker of the house?

Nancy Pelosi

The _____________ presides over the House of Rep and belongs to the majority party

Speaker of the House

Who is the representative for District 1?

Steve Scalise

States are divided into congressional districts. 1 representative per district. How many districts does Louisiana have?

6

How many years is the term for the House of Rep?

2

Higher a state's population means more representatives. A state must have at least _______ representative. The total number does not go above 435

One

A census is taken every ________ years to find out how many people live in each state

10

Representation for the house of representatives does not depend on the state's population. True or False?

False. It does depend on the population

How many members are in the House of Rep?

435

What is the larger of the two houses of congress?

House of Representatives

The executive branch checks on the __________ branch by the president nominating _________

judicial; judges

Executive branch checks on ____________ branch by the president can _______ congressional legislation

legislative; veto

Judicial branch checks on ___________ branch by courts declaring ____________ unconstitutional

executive; presidential acts

Judicial branch checks on _____________ branch by courts declaring laws ________

Legislative; unconstitutional

Legislative branch checks on executive branch: congress approves presidential nominations and controls the budget. It can pass laws over the president's veto and can impeach the president and remove him from office. True or False

True

The senate confirms the president's nominations. Congress can __________ judges and remove them from office. (This is an example of how the legislative branch checks on the judicial branch.)

impeach

Which branches does the Legislative branch check on?

Judicial and Executive

Supreme court and federal courts are a part of which branch

Judicial

Judicial branch ___________

interprets laws

President, Vice President, Cabinet are a part of what branch?

Executive

Executive branch ______________

Carries out laws

Congress, Senate and House of Representative are part of what branch?

Legislative

Legislative branch ____________

makes laws

Representative Democracy: Our nation is a ______________ because the people we elect lead our government and nation

Republic

Government should be organized with: -Separation of Powers: _________________ -_________________: to prevent any branch from having too much power

3 branch government checks and balances

The Framers created a constitution which included: -________________ - the rights and freedoms of citizens -the plan for how the government should be organized.

The laws of our nation

What were the 3 things Americans wanted from the war?

Protection for their rights and freedoms Laws that would treat people equally All people having a say in how the nation would run

The US became a government after fighting a war with ___________

England

Existing or happening at the same time

Concurrent

To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law

Veto

A draft of a proposed law presented to congress for discussion

Bill

Having to do with the government on the national level

Federal

The activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale

Commerce

Power that the U.S Congress has that is specifically listed in the constitution

Expressed power

To accuse government officials of misconduct in office

Impeach

The lower house of Congress, consisting of a different number of representatives from each state, depending on population

House of Representatives

The upper house of Congress, consisting of two representatives from each state

Senate

The official count of population

Census

Having two separate law making chambers

Bicameral

Separate parts of a government with their own duties, responsibilities, and restrictions

Branch

A system of laws by which a nation is governed

Constitution

The people who wrote the US Constitution and Organized the government of the U.S

Framers