
The Legislative Branch
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Social Studies
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8th Grade
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Jonathan Chaidez
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10 Slides • 7 Questions
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Multiple Choice
What are the main differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate in terms of membership and terms?
House has 435 members, Senate has 100 members
House members serve 2-year terms, Senate members serve 6-year terms
House members must be 25 years old, Senate members must be 30 years old
All of the above
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Open Ended
What is a census and how does it affect the legislative branch?
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Multiple Choice
Once a bill makes it thorough one side of Congress what happens next?
It becomes a law
It has to go through the same process on the other side of Congress
It goes to the President
Citizens must vote on it to become law
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Reorder
Reorder the following steps in how a bill becomes a law
A congress member proposes a bill
The bill is passed in both chambers of Congress (Senate and House)
The President either vetoes or passes the bill
If vetoed, the bill returns to Congress
If passed, the Supreme Court can challenge the law
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Multiple Choice
What happens if both houses vote with a 2/3 majority?
They override the veto and the bill becomes a law
The bill stops and does not become a law
The bill goes back to the President to sign
The bill goes to a committee to study
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Open Ended
Why is the Elastic Clause significant?
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Open Ended
Provide at least one of the following:
Is there anything from today's lecture you would like Mr. Chaidez to clarify for you?
Something you are curious about when it comes to the Legislative Branch that was not covered in the lecture.
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