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ss quiz 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Corroborate | to confirm that something is accurate |
| source | a book, website, document, or person, used to provide evidence in research. |
| funding | the money that keeps a business/organization running |
| bias | prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. |
| confirmation bias | the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories. |
| legislative branch | the branch of the federal government that makes laws |
| congress | the national legislative body (lawmaking body) that meets in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. |
| house of representatives | The part of Congress that has proportional representation, which means the states with more people living in them, have more representatives (there are 435 total representatives) |
| senate | The part of Congress where there is equal representation among states, with each state having 2 representatives (100 total senators). |
| veto | the president's ability to reject a bill that Congress wants to make into a law |
| bill | the name of a written document before it becomes a law, in other words, a draft of a proposed law |
| law | a system of rules meant to regulate a certain behavior |
| committee | a subgroup of representatives or senators that specialize in making laws on a particular topic (for example the agriculture committee, or trade committee) |
| conference committee | a subgroup of Representatives and Senators that come together to make sure the bills that were passed in the House of Representatives and Senate have the same wording). |
| executive branch | The branch of government that carries out and enforces the laws of the country |
| president | the leader of the executive branch |
| vice president | the second in command in the executive branch |
| cabinet | the group of advisors that the President appoints, but which have to be confirmed by the Senate, who help him run the executive branch. This group is made up of the Vice President and the heads of 15 government departments |
| electoral collage | the system of electing the president in the United States, where citizens vote for someone to cast a ballot on their behalf to elect the president. |
| electoral collage pt2 | In 48 out of 50 states, it is a winner-takes-all approach, but in Maine and Nebraska, the electors can be split if the state’s citizens are split in who they vote for. |
| Why are “checks and balances” important in the government? | Checks and balances are important in government because it insures that no one person has too much power |
| Name three examples of checks and balances between the branches of government. | The senate has two representatives per state the house decides by how much people in each state. The congress can allow a law even if the president vetoed it, and the congress can impeach judges. |
| Explain how a bill becomes a law. Be sure to use these words: committee, Senate, House of Representatives, bill, law, vote, conference committee, president, and veto. | both the House and the Senate must pass the same bill by majority vote. If the President vetoes a bill, they may override his veto by passing the bill again in each chamber with at least two-thirds of each body voting in favor. |
| How long do congresspeople and senaters serve for | Congresspeople 2 years senate six |
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