Legislative Branch

The Legislative Branch is also known as _______

• The President

• Congress

• The Police

The main job of Congress is to _______

• Decide court cases

• organize the police

• make laws

Congress is made up of two sections, The House of Representatives,

and the ________

How many members are in the House of Representatives?

• 100

• 435

• 1000

A "Rep" in the House represents the people who live in a section of a state, called a...

• District

• City

• Neighborhood

How many House Reps does each state get?

• 2

• Depends on the state's population (how many people live there)

• 100

Answer explanation

Remember, Wyoming has one district because a small number of people live there, while California has over 50 districts because 39 million people live there. Each district gets one rep!

A Senator is an elected member of the...

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Supreme Court

How many Senators are in the Senate?

• 100

• 435

• 2

How many Senators represent each state?

• 100

• 2

• Depends on the population

A Member of Congress is any Senator or ...

• President

• Judge

• Rep

  (Representative)