The Legislative Branch Overview Slides

Open Ended

Name the first branch of the United States Government

Open Ended

Who makes federal laws?

Open Ended

What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress

Multiple Choice

How many Senators are there?

• 20

• 50

• 200

• 100

Multiple Choice

We elect a Senator for how many years?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Open Ended

Name one of your PA U.S. Senators

Multiple Choice

Who does your U.S. Senator represent?

• Your district citizens

• The East Coast citizens

• Pennsylvania citizens

• The citizens of the U.S

Multiple Choice

How many voting members does the House have?

• 525

• 435

• 425

• 100

Multiple Choice

How long does a Representative serve?

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 6 years

• 8 years

Open Ended

Why do some states have more Reps than others?

Open Ended

If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

Open Ended

Who is your current Speaker of the House?

Categorize

Options (10)

Some states have more representatives than others

Congress makes federal laws

We elect a Senator for 6 years

Representatives represent all people in their assigned district

Senate has 50 members

We elect a Rep for 4 years

Congress is divded into 3 parts

Senators represent only their city

House of Reps has 445 voting members

Every state has 2 Representatives

Organize these options into the right categories

True

False

Categorize

Options (14)

100 members

6 year term

represent all people in one state

2 members from each state

Vice- President

435 voting member

2 year term

represent people in one district

of members based off population

Speaker of the House

makes federal laws

must be a U.S. Citizen or naturalized

must be a resident of the state

no term limits

Organize these options into the right categories

Senate

House

Both