Legislative Branch

the name that is given to the Legislative Branch

• Congress

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• bicameral

Congress is made up of ___. (Choose the best answer.)

• the Senate

• the House of Representatives

• the Senate & the House of Representatives

• the Senate, the House of Representatives & the President

What is the main role of Congress?

• make laws

• enforce laws

• interpret laws

Who can introduce a bill in Congress?

• President

• a member of the Senate

• a member of the House

• either by a member of the House or the Senate

A bill which is a proposed law can be introduced to Congress by ____.

• a member of the House

• a member of the Senate

• either a member of the House or a member of the Senate

• the President

A concerned citizen can contact his Senator or Congressman about an idea that he would like to see become a law.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A ________ vote in both the House and the Senate are needed to pass a bill so that it may be sent to the President for his signature to make it a law.

• 1/3

• majority

• minority

• 2/3

For a bill to pass in the Senate, there needs to be at least 51 votes in favor of the bill.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Who has to approve or pass a Bill before it goes to the President for his approval or veto?

• the House

• the Senate

• both houses of Congress

• the President of the Senate

What happens after the President signs a bill?

• It goes back to the full Senate for final approval.

• It goes back to the full House of Representatives for final approval.

• It becomes a law.

• It goes back to a Congressional committee for final approval.