The Legislative Branch

The purpose of the legislative branch is to _______. (Pick 2)

• enforce the laws

• apply the laws

• create the laws

• change the laws

The executive branch can veto many of the decisions that the legislative branch makes. What does "veto" mean?

• reject

• accept

• change

• like

Both of these words mean that the legislative branch has said yes or agreed to something.

• reject

• approve

• confirm

• deny

____________ would be an example of an expenditure approved by the city council.

• A law against wearing purple on Thursday

• A decision to officially honor a local citizen's achievement

• Changing the name of a street

• Repainting the city water tower

Which of these positions actually has executive, legislative, and judicial duties?

• mayor

• county judge

• state legislator

• U.S. representative

Both the state and national legislatures are bicameral. This means they both have ________.

• 31 members

• 2 parts

• 3 parts

• 50 members

Schulenburg has 5 city council members because we are a larger town. Houston has 16 council members because it is a smaller town.

• True

• False

The Senate has 31 members; the House of Representatives has 150 members. Is this the Texas legislature or the U.S. legislature?

• Texas

• U.S.

The U.S. Senate has 50 members because each of the 50 states gets 2; the U.S. House of Representatives has 435 members because each state gets 8.

• True

• False

With 38 U.S. Representatives, Texas has more than any other state except ________.

• Oregon

• Louisiana

• New York

• California