Legislative Branch Review

What are the names of the 2 houses of Congress?

What is the purpose of any Legislative Branch?

How many members of the Senate are there?

How many members of the House of Representatives are there?

Why are there different numbers of members in the House and Senate?

Who leads the Senate? Who leads the House? (the Titles and names of the actual people)

How is it decided how many people each state gets in the House and the Senate?

What are the different committees in Congress? What do they do?

What are the first 10 Amendments called?

What is the process of a bill becoming a law?

What is redistricting?

What is Gerrymandering?

How does Gerrymandering create unfair situations in Congress?

Who breaks ties in the Senate (title not the name of the person)?

What is it called when a Senator stalls the passage of a bill by not giving up the floor?

What Article in the Constitution created Congress?

How long is the term for a Senator?

How long is the term for a member of the House?

What is the Compromise called that created our Bicameral Legislature?

What is one of the key drivers of Public Opinion?

Understand the position of political parties on the following issues: Immigration, Gun Control, Climate Change Efforts, Dramatic Cuts in Government Spending

What checks and balances are given to Congress to control the President? (2 Major ones)

What qualifications does one need to become a member of the House of Representatives?

What qualifications does one need to become a member of the Senate?

How can the Legislature overcome a Presidential Veto?