The Legislative Branch

Multiple Choice

What are the main differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate in terms of membership and terms?

• House has 435 members, Senate has 100 members

• House members serve 2-year terms, Senate members serve 6-year terms

• House members must be 25 years old, Senate members must be 30 years old

• All of the above

Open Ended

What is a census and how does it affect the legislative branch?

Multiple Choice

Once a bill makes it thorough one side of Congress what happens next?

• It becomes a law

• It has to go through the same process on the other side of Congress

• It goes to the President

• Citizens must vote on it to become law

Reorder

Reorder the following steps in how a bill becomes a law

• A congress member proposes a bill

• The bill is passed in both chambers of Congress (Senate and House)

• The President either vetoes or passes the bill

• If vetoed, the bill returns to Congress

• If passed, the Supreme Court can challenge the law

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Multiple Choice

What happens if both houses vote with a 2/3 majority?

• They override the veto and the bill becomes a law

• The bill stops and does not become a law

• The bill goes back to the President to sign

• The bill goes to a committee to study

Open Ended

Why is the Elastic Clause significant?

Open Ended

Provide at least one of the following:

1. Is there anything from today's lecture you would like Mr. Chaidez to clarify for you?

2. Something you are curious about when it comes to the Legislative Branch that was not covered in the lecture.