Legislative Branch test review

Describes a legislature with 2 houses

• bicameral

• federalism

• parliamentary

Total members of the US Congress

• 435

• 100

• 538

• 535

Members of this house represent states and serve six year terms

• Representatives

• Delegates

• Senators

• Patricians

Every state has at least one of these congress members; the number per state is based in population

• US Senate

• House of Delegates

• House of Representatives

Every state has 2 of these members of Congress; they are based on equal representation

• House of Delegates

• US Senate

• House of Representatives

All members of Congress are assigned to one of these groups whose members study bills

• committees

• cloture

• legislature

• delegation

An idea for law that has not been passed by Congress or signed by the President

• caucus

• bill

• cloture

• committee

The leader of the House of Representatives is called:

• Vice President

• Secretary of State

• Speaker of the House

• Attorney General

How old do you need to be to run for Senate?

• 25
• 30
• 35
• super old

Under the Constitution, Congress has the sole power to

• act as commander in chief.
• meet with foreign leaders.
• declare war.
• All of answers are true.