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Power of the House of Representatives

Power of the Senate

A. Initiate revenue bills
Choose the president if no majority in Electoral College

B. Impeach federal officials
Confirm presidential appointments

C. Convict federal officials in impeachment trial
Ratify treaties

D. Negotiate treaties
Declare war
Use the chart to identify the correct powers of each congressional chamber as outlined in Article I of the Constitution.
(1 point)
A
B
C
D

1 answer

Based on the powers outlined in Article I of the U.S. Constitution:

A.

  • House of Representatives: Initiate revenue bills
  • Senate: Choose the president if no majority in Electoral College

B.

  • House of Representatives: Impeach federal officials
  • Senate: Confirm presidential appointments

C.

  • House of Representatives: Convict federal officials in impeachment trial
  • Senate: Ratify treaties

D.

  • House of Representatives: Negotiate treaties
  • Senate: Declare war

Correctly aligning the powers:

  • A: House initiates revenue bills, Senate chooses president if no majority in Electoral College
  • B: House impeaches officials, Senate confirms appointments
  • C: House does NOT convict; Senate convicts in impeachment trials; House presents articles of impeachment
  • D: House cannot negotiate treaties; Senate ratifies treaties and has the power to declare war

From this breakdown, the correct responses would be as follows:

  • A: House initiates revenue bills, Senate chooses president
  • B: House impeaches, Senate confirms
  • C: Senate convicts
  • D: Senate ratifies treaties and typically has the authority to declare war (though both chambers are involved in declaring war).

However, there seems to be a misalignment in D as the House does not negotiate treaties.

Thus, it's safe to say that:

  • A applies to House and Senate: true
  • B applies to House and Senate: true
  • C applies to Senate only: true
  • D has inaccuracies as the House cannot negotiate treaties.

Based on Article I, true categorization would look like this:

  • A (House): Initiate revenue bills

  • A (Senate): Choose the president if no majority in Electoral College

  • B (House): Impeach federal officials

  • B (Senate): Confirm presidential appointments

  • C (Senate): Convict federal officials in impeachment trial

  • C (House): Initiates impeachment, cannot convict.

  • D (Senate): Ratify treaties

  • D does not apply to the House as it cannot negotiate treaties.

Thus, the best representation for the given options while considering constitutional duties would be A- House and Senate powers and B- House for impeachment, Senate for confirmation, and C- only Senate.