Legislative Branch Quiz

Who is the head of the Legislative branch?

• US Congress

• The President

• The Vice President

• Elmo

A Bill can become....

• An old man

• A law

• A rule

The Great Compromise was

• So Large states could rule.

• So little states could rule.

• So each state has an equal say in how the US is run.

• So the states with more people could make all the decisions.

The founders created two houses. Those are...

• The House of Representatives

• A mansion

• The Senate

• US Congress

In the Senate each state gets how many votes?

• 1

• Depends on how many people live in your state.

• 6

• 2

In the House of Representatives each state gets...

• 10 votes

• 5 votes

• Depends on the state population

• 2 Votes

To be elected to the House of Representatives you must...

• be 25 years or older.

• be a U.S. citizen for at least 9 years.

• don't have be born in U.S.

• be re-elected after your two year term.

To be elected to the Senate you must...

• be 30 years or older.

• live in a different state than you wish to represent.

• have lived in the U.S. for nine years.

• be re-elected after a 6 year term.

The Legislative Branch checks the power of

• The Judicial Branch

• The Legislative Branch

• The Executive Branch.

If the President vetoes a bill, congress can still pass it.

• True

• False