Answer each of the following seven questions in 4-5 typewritten sentences each.

1) Explain how leadership positions are elected in the House of Representatives and Senate. 

2) What is gatekeeping authority? What kinds of decisions made by committees can affect the passage of bills? 

3) After a bill is signed into law, does Congress have any authority over how the law is enacted? Explain. 

4) Where does the power of judicial review come from? Explain. 

5) Explain what a common law system is, and how it works in terms of deciding cases. 

6) Give one reason for, and one against, keeping the terms for federal judges at life. 

7) Using the Cherokee Cases example, explain why the judiciary cannot enforce court decisions.