The Lawmaking process

Congress

What is the name of the federal legislative branch?

2-house

What does bicameral mean?

US Senate and US House of Representative

What are the 2 houses (Chambers) of the US congress?

population

How are the number of US representatives per state determined?

100

How many Senators are in the US Senate?

2

How many Senators per state?

Expressed

Federal legislative powers that are specifically listed in the US Constitution are what kind of powers?

Implied

Federal legislative powers that aren’t specifically listed in the US constitution but are used to carry out listed powers are called what kind of powers?

BECFADHG

Put these in order by their letter. (Last two don’t always happen, could be that the president SIGNS not VETOS.)

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A. Sending bill to the other house and repeating the process

B. Introduce a bill to either house

C. Floor debate

D. Sending bill to president

E. Working in commitees

F. Voting

G. Congress overrides veto with 2/3rds vote

H. President veto

Constitution

What limits the formal powers of Congress?

Individuals and interest groups

Who can make influence on the lawmaking process? (Two)

Sign or veto

Which 2 main options can the president do to a bill that’s been sent to his desk?

Vote again, if 2/3 say yes to the bill then it gets passed. (Override)

What can Congress do if the president vetos a popular bill?

Senate or US house of representatives

Where does a bill go first when introduced to Congress?

House of Representatives

Where do Tax Bills go first?

Senate

Where do non-tax Bills go first?

435

How many representatives in the US House of Representatives?

535

How many total members in Congress?

Expressed and Implied

Out of all CIDER powers, congress focuses on which TWO?

Expressed

Which power is SPECIFICALLY listed in the Constitution and only given to the federal government?

Expressed

Conducting foreign policy is what type of power?

Expressed

Regulating commerce is what type of power?

Expressed

Providing for the common defense is what type of power?

Implied

Which power is NOT specifically listed in the Constitution but SHOULD be regulated by the Congress based on relationship to the existing expressed powers?

Implied powers

Known as the necessary and proper clause.

Implied

Television/radio rules is what kind of power?

Implied

Traffic and safety with vehicles is what kind of power?

Implied

The marines and the air force is what kind of power?

Congress

The Legislative Branch of the US government is…

Make laws

The primary job of the Legislative branch is to…

Expressed and Implied

Congress uses these powers to create laws.

To help carry out expressed powers

\n **How are implied powers most often used by the United States Congress?**

Call a US senator to discuss a new law AND OR Email a US representative with an idea for a new law

If you wanted a new law created, what could you do?

(Two possible answers, it’s ok if you only put one)

Legislative

**Which branch raises revenue through taxes and other levies?**

Legislative

**Which branch regulates interstate and foreign trade?**

Executive

**Which branch has the power to veto bills?**

Sent to commitee

**what happens to a bill after it is introduced?**

Introduced to Congress

**What is the first step in the lawmaking process?**

Bill

**What is another name for a proposed law?**

Problems and issues

**Legislators make laws in response to...**

its debated on/voted on

**What happens when a bill goes to the floor?**

To sign/veto the bill

**What is the President's job in the lawmaking process?**