Congress: The Legislative Branch

Laws made by the will of the people come through which body of the U.S. government?

• House of Representatives

• Congress

• Senate

• Rules Committee

Which term refers to people who are represented by a particular member of Congress?

• Constituents

• Voters

• interest groups

• candidates

How many years is the term of a member of the House of Representatives?

• Four

• Three

• Two

• One

How many senators are there from each state?

• Two

• Three

• One

• The number depends on the state's population.

The Great Compromise combined elements of which two plans?

• New York and New Jersey

• Virginia and North Carolina

• Virginia and New York

• Virginia and New Jersey

Who serves as judge at a formal impeachment trial of a president or vice president?

• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

• Speaker of the House

• president of the Senate

• president pro tempore

Who has the final authority to ratify any amendments Congress proposes?

• president

• states

• Senate majority leader

• Supreme Court

Which type of constitutional power allows Congress to declare war?

• implied

• denied

• inherent

Who has the constitutional power to regulate interstate commerce?

• individual states

• federal government

• Supreme Court

• Businesses

The states and Congress share power over which militia?

• National Guard

• Air Force

• Army

• Marine Corps