Branches of Govt and Public Policy CE6,7,8,9

The Legislative Branch

• has to carry out the laws
• makes new laws
• decides the meaning of the laws

How many U.S. House of Representatives are there?

• 100
• 2 per state
• 510
• 435

How is the number of representatives decided?

• total people in United States
• 2 per state
• based on each state's population

The highest court in the land is the 

• Cole County Court
• Supreme Court
• Blair Oaks:) 

How long can a President be in office?

• unlimited terms
• 3 terms/12 years
• 1 term/4 years
• 2 terms/8 years

How are members of the U.S. House of Rep. and U.S. Senate elected?

• Voters in their state
• Voters in Mexico
• Voters in Canada
• Voters on the moon

What are elected officials doing when they use the media to hold news conferences?

• Communicating with the public

• Giving an opinion poll

• Enforcing laws

• Passing laws

What term refers to the problems the government leaders consider most important and receive the most attention?

• Interest groups

• PAC

• Public opinion

• Public agenda

What is it called when individuals try to get legislators to introduce or vote a certain way on a bill?

• PAC

• Lobbying

• Demonstrating

• Interest groups

The two houses of the Virginia legislative branch

• VA Senate and the House of Representatives

• House of Delegates and the VA Senate

• U.S. Senate and the House of Delegates

• House of Commons and the General Assembly