THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

The legislative branch of the United States government is described in Article ___ of the Constitution.

• II

• I

• III

• VII

The major job of the legislative branch is to ____our country's laws

• interpret

• carry out

• make

Not all Americans can meet in the same place at the same time to make laws, so Americans choose _______________to make laws for them.

• students

• representatives

• teachers

Laws are passed by a majority vote

• false

• true

• sometimes

Congress is our ________ branch of our Federal government.

• legislative

• judicial

• executive

Congress begins its meetings on the ____day of January every odd-numbered year.

• 10th

• 1st

• 4th

• 3rd

The House of Representatives and the Senate meet in different chambers on opposite sides of the ________ in Washington, D.C.

• Lincoln Memorial

• White House

• Capitol Building

• Jefferson Memorial

What is the name of the record of the meetings of Congress?

• What's Up With Congress?

• Congressional Hearings

• Congressional Journal

• Congressional Record