Legislative Branch

Who is the current Speaker of the House?

• Bernie Sanders

• Nancy Pelosi

• Kevin McCarthy

• Mike Johnson

The main job of the legislative branch is to

• Approve laws made by the President

• Determine if laws are unconstitutional

• Veto laws

• Make laws

How is the number of members in the House of Representatives determined?

• The President picks

• The state's population

• Equality

• How big the state is

What are the 2 requirements to get elected to the Senate?

• 30 years old & citizen for 7 years

• 30 years old & citizen for 9 years

• 25 years old & citizen for 7 years

• 25 years old & citizen for 7 years

Who is the president of the Senate and casts tie breaking votes when needed?

• Majority Whip

• Speaker of the House

• Chief Justice

• Vice President

Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?

• Vice President

• President Pro Tempore

• Majority Whip

• Speaker of the House

The part of the Constitution that describes the legislative branch is _____?

• Article I

• Amendments

• Article II

• Preamble

What qualification do both houses of Congress have in common?

• Members must graduate from college

• Members must be at least 30 years old

• Members must be born in the United States

• Members must live in the state they represent

This house of Congress has 100 members and included only 2 from each state

• Supreme Court

• President

• Senate

• House of Representatives

The bicameral structure of Congress arose from

• Our federal form of government

• The attempt to model the US government after that of Great Britain

• A disagreement about representation at the Constitutional Convention

• An agreement made at the First Continental Congress