Unit 4 - Article 1 The Senate

Article 1 - The Senate

The Legislative branch makes the national laws for the country

Multiple Choice

Who makes the laws in the government?

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

Multiple Choice

How many senators does each state get?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Senate Qualifications

• At least 30 years old

• U.S. citizen for 9 years

• Live in state elected from

• Every state gets two senators and there are 100 total

• Only 1/3 of senators are up for election every two years

• Senators serve 6 year terms

• The longest serving senator is the leader or president pro tempore

• The vice-president is the President of the Senate

Multiple Select

Pick the three qualifications to be a senator

• 9 year U.S. resident

• 30 years old

• 35 years old

• Live in state elected from

• 7 year U.S. resident

Multiple Choice

Who is the leader of the senate?

• Speaker of the House

• President

• Chief Justice

• President pro tempore

The Senate

• The Senate was designed to create stability and that is why they serve longer and only 1/3 are up for election ever two years

• The Senate works closely with the president and must approve the president's appointments

• Supreme Court Justices, Ambassadors and Cabinet members must be approved by the Senate with a majority vote

• The Senate also must approve any treaty with another nation with a 2/3 vote

• The vice-president votes only when there is a tie

Multiple Choice

What fraction of the Senate is up for re-election every two years?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/4

Multiple Choice

Who does the senate work closely with?

• President

• U.S. Supreme Court

• State Governors

• FBI

Multiple Select

Which three below are powers given to the House and Senate?

• Make Laws

• Declare laws unconstitutional

• Impeach a judge or president

• Declare War

Multiple Choice

Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?

• President

• President pro tempore

• Chief Justice

• Speaker of the House

Impeachment

• The Senate acts as the jury in the impeachment process

• The Senate is given the evidence from the House of Representatives and decides guilt or innocence

• A federal judge or president can be impeached

• The punishment for impeachment is removal from office and you can never hold federal office again in any branch of government

• 2/3 of the Senate must vote to remove a president or judge through the impeachment process

• ​The Chief Justice attends the impeachment and answers legal questions

Multiple Choice

What is the punishment for being removed from office by impeachment?

• Put in prison for life

• Removal from office

• Large money fine must be paid

Multiple Choice

How many presidents have been impeached?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Multiple Choice

What is the Senate based on?

• Proportional representation

• No representation

• Equal Representation

Multiple Choice

What is the House of Representatives membership based on?

• Proportional Representation

• Equal Representation

• No Representation

• State Representation