Article I: Congress

Why has the House of Representatives grown so much faster than the Senate? Representation is based on population, and the US has grown steadily. The number of senators allowed per state has been routinely reduced. Fewer and fewer representatives have been re-elected to additional terms. The Constitution requires the number of representatives to increase each decade.

Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution describes what kind of congressional powers? proper expressed reserved necessary

What can happen if the president chooses to veto a law that has been passed? The law returns to being introduced in one of the houses. The president's decision can be overridden by a majority of Congress. The law is rejected and cannot be reconsidered. The president's decision is scheduled for review within a year.

Which is an example of an expressed power Congress holds? creating a national banking system taking away the right of habeas corpus declaring war and maintaining a military adding and removing constitutional amendments

Which of these is an expressed power of Congress? admitting new states creating a national banking system eliminating amendments to the Constitution determining what is cruel and unusual punishment

Which of these actions is forbidden by the Constitution? creating a law ex post facto borrowing money from the government passing "necessary and proper" laws regulating trade with foreign countries

Which of these steps might happen after a bill is sent to the president? The president can veto the bill. The president can send it to committee. The president can ask the house to debate it. The president can send it to the other house.

After a bill has been introduced, what happens next? It is debated on the floor. It is sent to the other house. It is reviewed in committee. It is approved by a vote.

Congress checks on the power of the presidency by overriding a presidential reversal or veto. debating the bill in both of the houses. making laws without presidential review. sending the bill back to several committees.

Which statement applies to both senators and representatives? They serve four-year terms. They can be expelled for breaking rules. They must have a college education. They should be registered voters.