UTHS US Gov Unit 3

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5 responsibilities of Congress

1. make laws for the US

2. manage the budget

3. regulate commerce

4. approve foreign treaties

5. power to declare war

gerrymandering

when a district is drawn in a strategic way in order to promote a particular political party

All of the following are responsibilities of the legislative branch EXCEPT:

Appointing Supreme Court Justices

How is the legislative branch structured?

Bicameral chambers

How does the legislative branch check the powers of the judicial branch?

The legislative branch approves Supreme Court appointments.

How does the legislative branch check the powers of the executive branch?

The legislative branch has the power to impeach and remove the president.

What best describes the purpose of a standing committee?

Gather information and develop expertise on a specific topic

Which best describes the members of the House of Representatives?

Representatives have unlimited two-year terms.

Which best describes the members of the Senate?

Senators have unlimited six-year terms.

Which best describes the process of impeachment?

The House files the case for impeachment

How are the 435 representatives in the House divided among the states?

A census every ten years determines population shifts

Gerrymandering affects all of the following EXCEPT:

the election of the President

Congress has the authority to regulate commerce throughout the states and globally.

true

Both the House of Representatives and the Senate must approve foreign agreements.

false

Congress has the power to levy taxes

and therefore has the authority to manage the budget.

The legislative branch has specific checks on the power of both the executive branch and judicial branch.

true

Congress is the final branch of government to approve a law.

false

Representatives almost always tend to vote on a bill based on their party's views and their constituents' desires.

true

International trade organizations place trade restrictions on specific regions to make international trade more difficult.

false

Congress creates tariffs in order to promote American businesses.

true

Capitalism is an economic system in which the government owns all the property and businesses.

false

Congress has the authority to create tariffs and regulate interstate commerce.

true

In order to promote bipartisanship

members of Congress have freedom to sit where they wish no matter which political party they belong to.

America's economy is considered a mixed capitalist economy since the government does own some property and services

like transportation and education.

A bill can not become a law if the President vetoes it.

false

For a bill to become a law

it must be