Legislative Branch

How old do you have to be to be elected for the House of Representatives?

• 20

• 25

• 30

• 35

How long do you have to be a United States citizen for to be elected for the House of Representatives?

• 5 years

• 3 years

• 7 years

• 10 years

True or False: They have to be an inhabitant of the state he or she represents to be elected for the House of Representatives?

• True

• False

How old do you have to be to qualify for senator?

• 35

• 25

• 40

• 30

How long do you have to be a U.S. citizen for to qualify for senator?

• 7

• 4

• 9

• 8

True or False: You do NOT need to have citizenship in the state that you are representing at the time of the election to be elected for senator

• True

• False

Which of these is NOT a power of congress?

• Can override presidents veto

• prints coins and money

• make a law and then charge somebody who already did it in the past

• • raises and supports armed forces

  • can declare war

IMPORTANT: Does a bill have to be approved by a majority vote in both the Senate and the House Of Representatives?

• Yes

• No

• Only half

• All

IMPORTANT: True or False: The president has to sign a bill after it is approved

• True

• False

IMPORTANT: After the law is vetoed by th president, it can be...?

• Overridden by passing it in each house

• Changed by someone else

• Made a law right away

• Given back to the House of Representatives and the Senate to be re-voted on