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How do the three branches of government keep each other in check? - correct answer ✔✔checks and
balances
Which articles/sections of the Constitution deal with which branches of government? - correct answer
✔✔Article I legislative branch
Article II executive branch
Article III judicial branch
How long are the terms of office for each branch of government? - correct answer ✔✔house: 2 years
senate: 6 years
president: 4 years (2 terms maximum)
supreme court: lifetime term
Describe the confirmation process for presidential appointments. What offices/positions is the president
allowed to nominate? - correct answer ✔✔The senate committee interviews nominees on different
subjects, then votes up or down on a nominee and passes the recommendation on to the full Senate. If
the hearing goes well, the nominee moves on. once confirmed by the senate vote, the cabinet nominee
is sworn in.
Describe the legislative process. In other words, what are the major steps in a bill becoming a law? -
correct answer ✔✔1. bill is drafted
2. bill is introduced
3. bill goes to committee
4. subcommittee review of bill
5. committee mark up bill
6. voting by full chamber on bill
7. referral of bill to other chamber
, 8. bill goes to president
Which committees in the House are the most powerful? Why? - correct answer ✔✔The most important
committees in Congress are the permanent or standing committees. They do most of the work on
legislative proposals. Each standing committee specializes in particular areas and deals only with bills
related to those areas.
What is congressional oversight? - correct answer ✔✔an effort by Congress, through hearings,
investigations, and other techniques, to exercise control over the activities of executive agencies.
How many members do the House and Senate have? - correct answer ✔✔House: 435
Senate: 100
What are the major leadership positions in the House and the Senate? - correct answer ✔✔House: The
Speaker, the majority leader, the majority whip, the minority leader, and the minority whip.
Senate: The president pro tempore, the majority leader, the majority whip, the minority leader, and the
minority whip.
What is the role of the House Rules Committee? - correct answer ✔✔They review all the bills and set the
rules for floor debate on bills
What is the purpose of congressional oversight? - correct answer ✔✔the review, monitoring, and
supervision of federal agencies, programs, and policy implementation, and it provides the legislative
branch with an opportunity to inspect, examine, review and check the executive branch and its agencies
How are members of congress chosen for their respective committee assignments? - correct answer
✔✔Each party assigns, by resolution, its own members to committees, and each committee distributes
its members among subcommittees
How often are state legislatures supposed to redraw congressional district boundaries? - correct answer
✔✔every 10 years, following the census.
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