Legislative Branch Quiz

Senators serve

• 4 year terms

• 6 year terms

• 3 year terms

• 2 year terms

What determines congressional apportionment for each state?

• Gerrymandering

• Political parties

• Population

• Registered voters

Congress may override a presidential veto with a

• majority vote

• 3/4 vote

• 2/3 vote

• unanimous vote

To run for senator, you must

• be at least 25 years old

• be at least 30 years old

• have been a US Citizen for fifteen years

• have a law degree

Which branch of government can declare war?

• All three branches

• Executive branch

• Legislative branch

• Judicial branch

After being introduced on the floor, a bill moves to

• the appropriate standing committee

• floor debate

• the president's desk

• a roll-call vote

A twenty-eight-year-old citizen could be elected

• to the House of the Senate

• to neither house of Congress

• only to the House of Representatives

• only to the Senate

What qualification do both houses of congress have in common?

• Members must be born in the United States

• Members must be at least 30 years old

• Members must graduate from college

• Members must live in the state they represent.

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

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• President

• Supreme Court

A proposed law is called a _______________

• veto

• congress

• bill

• unconstitutional