The Legislative Branch

Front

The primary function of the legislative branch is to _______.

Back

Create Laws

Answer explanation

Front

Congress is split into three houses.

Back

False

Answer explanation

Congress includes two houses: the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Front

The House of Representatives has ___ members.

Back

435

Answer explanation

The number of total representatives does not change (435), however, the number of representatives per state may change every 10 years based on population.

Front

The Senate has ___ members.

Back

100

Answer explanation

The Senate consists of 100 members (2 per state).

Front

Senators represents districts within a state, whereas representatives from the House of Representatives represent the entire state.

Back

False

Answer explanation

Senators represent the entire state. Representatives in the House represent districts within each state.

Front

Senators serve ___ year terms.

Back

6

Answer explanation

House of Representative (2-year terms); Senators (6-year terms)

Front

To serve in the House of Representatives, you must be a citizen of the United States for at least ___ years.

Back

7

Answer explanation

You do not have to be born in the United States to become a member of Congress, however, you must have citizenship.

House: U.S. citizen for 7 years

Senate: U.S. citizen for 9 years

Front

You must be at least ___ years old to run for the Senate.

Back

30

Front

You must have been born in the United States in order to become a member of Congress.

Back

False

Answer explanation

You must be a natural born citizen of the United States to become president, whereas in Congress you do not.

Front

Texas and Florida have an equal number of senators.

Back

True

Answer explanation

There are two senators per state, despite the vast difference in population.