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NAME CLASS DATE Section 5: Guided Reading and Review The Nonlegislative Powers CHAPTER 11 © Pearson Education, Inc. A. As You Read On a separate sheet of paper, answer the following questions as you read Section 5. Possible answers below Constitutional Amendments 1. What are two ways Congress may propose an amendment to the Constitution? 2. What are some current issues that many Americans have thought worthy of constitutional amendment? 1. by two-thirds vote in each house or by calling a national convention at the request of two-thirds of the State legislatures 2. prayer in public schools, abortion, school busing, requiring a balanced budget, prohibiting flag burning, term limits Electoral Duties 3. What electoral duty does the House have? 4. What electoral duty does the Senate have? Impeachment 5. What role does the House have in the impeachment process? 6. What role does the Senate have in the impeachment process? Executive Powers 7. What are the two executive powers possessed by the Senate? 8. What is “senatorial courtesy”? 7. The Senate must confirm major appointments of the President and confirm treaties entered into by the President. 8. The Senate will turn down a presidential appointment of a federal Investigatory Powers officer to serve in a particular State if the appointment is opposed by a senator of the President’s party who is from the State involved. 9. What is the usual forum for congressional investigations? 9. congressional committees and subcommittees 10. What are some reasons for congressional investigations? 10. gather information, oversee operations of executive agencies, expose questionable activities by public officials, and promote the interests of some members of Congress B. Reviewing Key Terms Complete the sentence by writing the correct term in the blank provided. 3. If the electoral college cannot choose a President by majority vote, the House must choose. 4. If the electoral college cannot choose a Vice President by majority vote, the Senate must choose. 5. It has the sole power to vote articles of impeachment. 6. It has the sole power to try the defendant based on the charges contained in the articles of impeachment passed by the House. 11. It is the Senate, not the House, which has sole power to _______________ try an impeached President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States. 12. Congress may _____________________ censure someone by issuing a formal condemnation of the individual’s actions. Guided Reading and Review Chapter 11 57
NAME CLASS DATE CHAPTER 12 Section 1: Guided Reading and Review Congress Organizes A. As You Read Complete the graphic organizer below showing the organization of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Fill in the presiding officers that are missing from the organizer and code each box, using the key provided, to indicate whether each officer is a party officer, an official presiding officer, or both. House Presiding Officer and Party Leader 1. ____________________________________________________________ Speaker of the House Party Officers 2. _________________________ Majority Floor Leader 3. _________________________ Minority Floor Leader 4. _________________________ Majority Whip 5. _________________________ Minority Whip Senate Presiding Officers 6. _________________________ President of the Senate 7. _________________________ President Pro Tempore Party Officers 8. _________________________ Majority Floor Leader 9. _________________________ Minority Floor Leader © Pearson Education, Inc. 10. _________________________ Majority Whip 11. _________________________ Minority Whip B. Reviewing Key Terms 12. He or she presides and maintains order, recognizes speakers, interprets rules, refers bills to committees, puts questions to a Answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper. vote, decides the outcome of most votes, names members to all committees, and 12. What are the functions of the Speaker of the House? signs all bills and resolutions. 13. The president of the Senate is the presiding officer of the Senate and recognizes 13. What are the functions of the president of the Senate? speakers, puts questions to a vote, and 14. What are the functions of the floor leaders and their whips in both houses? may only vote to break a tie. The Vice President fills this post. 14. The leaders devise legislative strategies, carry out decisions of party caucuses, and steer floor action. By virtue of his or her majority position, the majority leader plans the order of business on the floor. The whips assist the leaders by advising them and organizing votes on each issue. 58 Chapter 12 Guided Reading and Review
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