1. Write your journal
2. Here is the study guide for the test:
Study Guide- The Legislative Branch. Chapters 10, 11, 12, pages 258-349
1. How old do you have to be to run for the Senate? (pg. 277 and Posters)
2. Why is the lawmaking function of Congress central to democracy? (Notes)
3. What are the qualifications for Senators? (pg. 277 and Posters)
4. Screening bills for floor consideration is a major duty of whom? (Notes)
5. What is the regular period of time during which Congress conducts its business? (Notes)
6. What longstanding custom is required of candidates for the House of Representatives? ( 272, last paragraph)
7. How long are Senator Terms? (pg. 272)
8. What are the qualifications to run for a Senator? (pg. 277 and Posters)
9. What branch of Congress must approve treaties? (Notes)
10. Who has the power to propose constitutional amendments? (Notes)
11. What did the implied powers doctrine, upheld in McCulloch v. Maryland, give Congress the power to do? (Notes)
12. Who does Congress share foreign relations power with? (Notes)
13. What 3 roles do members of Congress fill? (Notes)
14. On the average, which group of people occupies the majority of seats in Congress? (Notes and pg. 279)
15. When are congressional elections held? (Notes)
16. What are the differences between the Senate and the House of Representatives? (pg. 272 and Posters)
17. In McCullough v. Maryland, what did the Supreme Court uphold? (Notes)
18. Who has the power to declare war? (Notes)
19. What branch of Congress has the power to impeach? (Notes)
20. How can a bill become a law without the President’s signature? (pg. 346)
21. At what step, do most measures or bills die? (Worksheet, pg. 344)
22. What is the purpose of a filibuster? (Notes)
23. What is eminent domain? (Notes)
24. What is the Necessary and Proper clause also known? (Notes)
25. In the Vice President’s absence, who is the presiding officer of the Senate? (pg. 323)
26. How many members are in the House of Representative? (Notes)
27. What is Gerrymandering? (Vocabulary and pg. 271)
28. How long are House of Representative members elected to serve? (pg. 272)
29. How old do you have to be to run for the House of Representatives? (pg. 272)
30. How many Senators are there from each state? (Notes)
