Legislative Branch PRACTICE quiz

Congress has two (2) parts. What are they? What is the main difference between them?

Why do you think the law making process involves adding and removing so many clauses?

What is the lowest percent of support a bill can receive and still pass the House or Senate?

• 33

• 51

• 67

• 49

Which term means "having two houses"?

• Bicameral
• Bipartiasan
• Two-party
• Two-housal

What is the main job of the Legislative Branch

• Enforce the Laws

• Judge the Laws

• Create the Laws

• None of the above

What is a Bill?

• A law

• An idea for a new law

• The introduction to the Constitution

• The Legislative Branch

What is a committee?

• A group of people who meet to discuss a bill

• The President and his advisors

• The Speaker of the House

• The majority leader of the Senate

Where can a bill begin (select all that apply)?

• In the White House

• In the House of Representatives

• In the Senate

• In the Supreme Court

After a bill is introduced in the House, where does it go?

• A House committee studies the bill

• A Senate committtee studies the bill

• To the full House votes

• to the full Senate votes

After the Senate Committee studies the bill what happens

• The bill goes to the full Senate

• The bill goes to the full House

• The committee votes

• The committee sends the bill to the President