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

30 years old & citizen for 9 years

25 years old & citizen for 7 years

25 years old & citizen for 9 years

30 years old & citizen for 7 years

After a bill is introduced in either the House or Senate, what is the next step?

It goes to the Standing Committee.

It goes to the President to be signed into law.

It goes to the Conference Committee.

It goes to the other chamber of Congress for a vote.

Gwen is considering running for Senate. She is a US citizen by naturalization. How long would she have to have been a citizen of the US and how old would she have to be?

9 years a citizen and 30 years old

7 years a citizen and 25 years old

14 years a citizen and 35 years old

5 years a citizen and 21 years old

Congress is considered a bicameral body because...

It has a House of Representatives and a Senate.

The Great Compromise established equal representation in the House.

The Legislative branch is more powerful than the Executive branch.

Why did the framers establish Congress as a bicameral legislature?

to compromise how to represent large and small states

to create a government with absolute power

What is the last step of the lawmaking process in Congress?

sending the bill to the President (sign or veto)

introducing a bill in either house

What comes first in the lawmaking process?

introducing a bill in either house

sending the bill to the President to sign or veto

What happens if the Senate committee votes no?

The bill goes to the full Senate for a vote

The bill goes to the full house for a vote

The committee rewrites the bill

What happens if the Senate committee votes yes to the bill?

It goes to the full Senate for a vote

It goes to the full House for a vote

The committee rewrites the bill

What happens if the president signs the bill?

The bill goes back to the Senate

The bill goes back to the House of Representatives

What happens if the president does not like the bill?

Nothing, the bill is already a law

Legislative powers NOT specifically stated in the Constitution are —

all powers are specifically stated

In that document, what purpose was given for taking a census?

to determine how many representatives each state would get

to keep track of the changing nature of the population

to report on the state of the union

to decide how much government funding states would receive

Legislative Branch Test Review

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The part of the Constitution that describes the legislative branch is _________________-

Preamble

Article I

Article II

Amendments

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

cabinet

representatives

Parliament

Congress

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

House of Representatives

Senate

President

Supreme Court

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When the President rejects a bill, refuses to sign it, and sends it back to Congress it is called a/an _______________.

veto

congress

bill

unconstitutional

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The main job of the legislative branch

determine if laws are unconstitutional

veto laws

make laws

approve laws made by the President

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

One way that the legislative branch can check the power of the President is ____________-

to override a President's veto with 2/3 vote

refuse to pay the President

fine the President for disagreeing with Congress

impeach the President for disagreeing with Congress

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Legislative Branch Test Review

35 questions

The part of the Constitution that describes the legislative branch is _________________-

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

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

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

When the President rejects a bill, refuses to sign it, and sends it back to Congress it is called a/an _______________.

The main job of the legislative branch

One way that the legislative branch can check the power of the President is ____________-

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

Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?

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

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