Legislative Branch- Congress Ducksters kjerlphs

What is another name for the Legislative Branch of the United States Government?

• the Presidency

• cabinet

• Supreme Court

• Congress

• The Executive Office

What are the the two parts that make up the Legislative Branch of the Government?

• House of Representatives

• Supreme Court

• Executive Branch

• Cabinet

• Senate

How many Senators does each state have?

• It depends on the states population

• each state gets 5 Senators

• Each state gets 2 Senators

• determined by population plus 2

• one per state

what is the total number of US Representatives and Senators in the US Government?

• 200 each

• 435 each

• 434 Senators and 100 Representatives

• 100 Senators and 435 Representatives

• It changes every year

How many Representatives does each state have?

• It depends on the states population, but each state gets at least one.

• each state gets 5 representatives

• Each state gets 2 representatives

• determined by population plus 2

• one per state

Which of the following is not a step that a bill must take to become a law?

• A member of Congress must present the bill to congress.

• The bill must be accepted by a congressional special committee

• the bill must be voted on and passed by both houses of Congress.

• The President must sign the bill into law.

• The governor of each state must sign off on the law.

If the president vetoes a bill, what can the Congress do to override his veto and turn the bill into law?

• Once a year congress can choose to bypass the president and turn a bill directly into law

• The can vote again on the bill and if it passes by a two-thirds majority, then it becomes law.

• They can order the army to force the president to sign the bill into law

• They can pass the law when the president is on vacation if they can get the Vice President to sign

Which one is not a a power of the legislative branch?

• POwer to declare war

• Power to tax Citizens

• Power to select the Vice President

• Power to ratify treaties with other countries

• power to oversee the government

What is the primary job of the Legislative branch?

• To write up and vote on laws

• to command the armed forces and fitht wars

• to determine if laws are constitutional

• to hear court cases and issue rulings

• To hire and fire members of the cabinet

How often are Senators and Representatives elected?

• every 4 years

• Senators every 2 years and Representatives every 4 years

• 2 years each

• Senators every 6 years, Representatives every 2 years

• 6 years each, but alternating elections every 3 years