Unit 4 Legislative Branch

Senators are elected to serve ___ year terms.

• 2
• 4
• 6
• life

The number of Senate seats held by each State is

• it varies
• depends on the population
• 2
• 50

Who presides over the House of Representatives? 

• Vice President
• President Pro Tempore
• The President
• Speaker of the House

Where is most of the legislative work done in Congress?

• On the House and Senate floor

• Within the congressional committees

• Within the House Leader Organization

• With the Joint Council

Which term refers to the process of deciding how many members of the House each state gets?

• Redistricting
• Reapportionment
• Gerrymandering
• Census

What is the process of counting the residents of the United States, conducted every TEN years?

• Survey

• Census

• Roll call

• Reapportionment

Who has the most "real" power in the Senate?

• Speaker of the Senate
• Majority Leader
• Vice President
• President

What is the primary responsibility of the legislative branch of the government?

• Electing the president

• Creating laws

• Enforcing Laws

• Interpreting the law

What are the implied powers that Congress can exercise?

• Powers that are named in the Constitution

• Powers that are only given to the Senate

• Powers not listed but suggested in the Constitution

• Powers that are only given to the House of Representatives

Why did the Founders establish a bicameral legislature?

• To give more power to large states

• To give more power to small states

• To balance the power between large and small states

• To limit the power of the legislative branch