Legislative Branch

The legislative branch of the U.S. government is also called ________________--

• cabinet
• representatives
• Parliament
• Congress

This house of Congress has 100 members and includes only 2 from each state

• House of Representatives
• Senate
• President
• Supreme Court

This house of Congress has 435 members with the number of members based on each state's population

• House of Representatives
• Senate
• President
• Supreme Court

A proposed law is called a _______________

• veto
• congress
• bill
• unconstitutional

The main job of the legislative branch

• determine if laws are unconstitutional
• veto laws
• make laws
• approve laws made by the President

What are the 2 requirements to get elected to the Senate?

• 25 years old & citizen for 7 years

• 25 years old & citizen for 9 years

• 30 years old & citizen for 7 years

• 30 years old & citizen for 9 years

Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?

• Vice President

• President Pro Tempore

• Speaker of the House

• Majority Whip

Who is the president of the Senate and casts tie breaking votes when needed?

• Speaker of the House

• Vice President

• Majority Whip

• Chief Justice

How frequently does the Census happen?

• 5 years

• 10 years

• 3 years

• 1 year

From the 2010 Census, what is the trend in population?

• Population is decreasing in the Southeast

• Population has increased in the Northeast

• Population has increased in the South

• Population is decreasing in the West