LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Practice Quiz- HPM (RKM)

What part of the US Constitution can you find all information regarding the Legislative Branch?

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Elastic Clause

How many U.S. Senators are there?

• 100

• 300

• 435

• 535

How many Senators does each state have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• Depends on the population

In order to have a Presidential override, the Congress must have:

• 51% (majority)
• 66% (2/3rd)
• 100%

Who is the most powerful member of the House of Representatives?

• majority leader
• Speaker of the House
• majority whip
• floor leader

Power of Congress to bring executive or judicial officials to trial.

• impeachment
• pocket veto
• subpoena
• oversight

Strongest check on congressional powers

• oversight
• separation of powers
• impeachment
• subpoena

How is the number of state's representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives determined?

• By population based on the U.S. Census.
• By population based on a state report.
• By the Constitution, which specifies two representatives for each state.
• By each state according to their number of state legislators.

According to the system of checks and balances, the legislative branch does NOT check the judicial branch by:

• confirming judicial appointments.
• appointing federal judges.
• impeaching judges and removing them from the bench.
  
• creating court systems and doing away with court systems.

Why must the Senate approve the President's Supreme Court Justice nominations?

• It allows part of the Legislative branch to check the power of the Executive branch
• So the Senate can filibuster the President's nomination
• It is required that all Executive decisions go through the Senate
• The Senate wants to feel involved in the government