Self-Check 2 - US Constitution - 3 Branches

Select ALL the correct requirements for a member of the House of Representatives

• Term length: 2 years

• Term length: 6 years

• Age: 25 years

• Age: 30 years

• Citizenship: 7 years

Select ALL the correct requirements for a Senator

• Age: 35 years

• Age: 30 years

• Citizenship: 9 years

• Term length: 2 years

• Term length: 6 years

The Legislative branch is made up of ________________________.

• federal courts

• two houses of Congress

• the President and the Vice-President

• the Assembly and the House of Burgesses

What is the role of the Legislative branch?

• To enforce the laws

• To create the laws

• To interpret the laws

• To challenge the laws

How is representation in the House of Representatives determined?

• by the physical size of the state

• by the location of the state

• by the size of the state's population

• Every state has the same number of representatives

How is representation in the Senate determined?

• Each state gets two Senators

• By the physical size of the state

• By the size of the state’s population

• By the number of people registered to vote in the state

There are ______________ members in the House of Representatives, and ________ in the Senate.

• 100, 200

• 9, 435

• 435, 100

• 50, 200

What fraction of Congress’s vote is needed to override a presidential veto?

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 10/13

Clause 18 is sometimes called the "elastic clause." What does this mean?

• The government can design and print a new five-dollar bill

• Any state can declare war on a foreign country

• It allows Congress to make new “necessary and proper” laws to carry out their powers

• Immigrants must live in the U.S. for a certain length of time before becoming a citizen

How long is a President’s term in office?

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 6 years

• 12 years