Legislative Branch Review
Question 1
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What are the names of the 2 houses of Congress?
Question 2
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What is the purpose of any Legislative Branch?
Question 3
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How many members of the Senate are there?
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How many members of the House of Representatives are there?
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Why are there different numbers of members in the House and Senate?
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Who leads the Senate? Who leads the House? (the Titles and names of the actual people)
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How is it decided how many people each state gets in the House and the Senate?
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What are the different committees in Congress? What do they do?
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What are the first 10 Amendments called?
Question 10
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What is the process of a bill becoming a law?
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What is redistricting?
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What is Gerrymandering?
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How does Gerrymandering create unfair situations in Congress?
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Who breaks ties in the Senate (title not the name of the person)?
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What is it called when a Senator stalls the passage of a bill by not giving up the floor?
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What Article in the Constitution created Congress?
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How long is the term for a Senator?
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How long is the term for a member of the House?
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What is the Compromise called that created our Bicameral Legislature?
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What is one of the key drivers of Public Opinion?
Question 21
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Understand the position of political parties on the following issues: Immigration, Gun Control, Climate Change Efforts, Dramatic Cuts in Government Spending
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What checks and balances are given to Congress to control the President? (2 Major ones)
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What qualifications does one need to become a member of the House of Representatives?
Question 24
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What qualifications does one need to become a member of the Senate?
Question 25
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How can the Legislature overcome a Presidential Veto?
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