Legislative Branch Check in

Which chamber of Congress is elected based on population?

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• The President

The following is a type of legislature with two houses

• unicameral

• bicameral

• legislative branch

• tricameral

the period of time during which Congress meets to conduct legislative business

• period

• session

• term

the upper house of Congress; membership is equal among states

• President

• House of Representative

• Congress

• Senate

How many members are in the House of Representative

• 433

• 435

• 100

• 150

How many members are in the Senate?

• 150

• 100

• 450

• 200

What does Congress do?

• Make laws
• Enforce laws
• Interprets laws
• Veto laws

Which chamber of Congress has the special duty of approving all Presidential appointments, such as judges and ambassadors?

• Senate
• House of Representatives

Why does the Congress have to approve treaties signed by the President?

• To serve as a witness
• To show the entire government agrees
• To limit the power of the president
• To make the legislative branch more powerful

Who do Senators represent?

• Their entire state
• A section of their state
• The entire country
• Their county