Legislative Branch

In order to be elected to the House of Representatives, you must

• Be 25 years old

• Live in the United States for 7 years

• Live in the state you are running

• All of these are qualifications

The role of the Legislative Branch in the United States government is to

• Enforce Laws

• Create Laws

• Interpret Laws

• Create and Enforce Laws

The reason for a bicameral legislature in Congress was

• Because large states wanted representation based on population and small states wanted equal representation

• Congress was too similar to British Parliament

• Bills could not be passed through Congress with one house

• The president had too much authority

Which of the following is true about term lengths for members of Congress?

• Both members of the House and the Senate are elected to two year terms

• Both members of the House and the Senate are elected to six year terms

• Members of the House are elected to six year terms and members of the Senate are elected to two year terms

• Members of the House are elected to two year terms and members of the Senate are elected to six year terms

Which is true about who elects members of Congress

• Both members of the House and Senate are elected by people in a specific district of a state

• Both members of the House and Senate are elected by all voters in a state

• House members are elected by people in a certain district and members of the Senate are elected by everyone in the state

• House members are elected by everyone in the state and members of the Senate are elected by people in a certain district

What is right about the number of members each state gets in Congress?

• Both the House and Senate are determined by population

• The House is determined by population and each state gets two members in the Senate

• Each state gets two members in the House and the Senate is determined by population

• Each state gets two members in the House and two members in the Senate

The highest member in the House is _______________________; the highest member of the Senate is _______________________

• President; Pro Tempore

• Speaker of the House; Governor

• Chief Justice; President

• Speaker of the House; Pro Tempore

A Presidential veto can be overturned by...

• 2/3 vote from both houses of Congress

• 2/3 vote from the House and 1/2 vote from the Senate

• 2/3 vote from the Senate and 1/2 vote from the House

• A veto cannot be overturned

The laws that the Legislative Branch makes affect issues including

• Taxes

• Immigration

• Business

• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT a power of Congress

• Declare war

• Make laws that impact taxes, business, and immigration

• Appoint Supreme Court justices

• Raise and collect taxes