8th Grade Civics

What is the job of the legislative branch?

• To create laws

• To enforce the laws

• To review laws

• To play Uno with Mr. Raimer

How many chambers does congress have?

• 1

• 2

• 6

Bicameral means there are _ amount of chambers in congress

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 1776

What are the houses of congress called?

• The White House and the Capital

• The Supreme court and the White House

• The House of Representatives and Senate

Why is a Census important?

• It keeps track of the population and allows congress to make adjustments to the number of representative given to each state

• It keeps track of the population so the president knows how many people are in the US

• It keeps track of the population so the military knows how many possible serviceman they have

True or False... Gerrymandering is an oddly shaped district that is designed to DECREASE the voting strength of a particular group

• True

• False

Majority Party has _ of the members

• Less than 50%

• More than 50%

Minority Party has _ of the members

• Less than 50%

• More than 50%

How many people are in the House of Representatives

• 50

• 100

• 435

• 515

How many people are in the Senate

• 50

• 75

• 100

• 200