US Congress

Congress is a part of which branch of the federal government?

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

• Tree Branch

What does bicameral mean?

• Two separate lawmaking people

• Two separate lawmaking chambers

• Two government leaders working together

• Two laws being passed at the same time

Match the following positions to the federal government branch they are in.

• Legislative Branch

• Supreme Court

• Judicial Branch

• Congress

• Executive Branch

• President

​ (a)   is made up of 2 groups; the ​ (b)   of Representatives and the ​ (c)  

• House
• Congress
• Senate
• Supreme
• President

Congresses main job is to...

• Enforce laws using federal departments

• Debate laws in court

• Make laws

• Go on TV and give interviews

Categorize Representatives and Senators

Groups:

(a) House of Representatives

,

(b) Senate

• Must be at least 25

• 435 members in this group

• Represents the people of their district

• Represents the whole state they are from

• Serves for 6 years

• Must be at least 30

• 100 members in this group

• Serves for 2 years

The number of representatives a state has in Congress is based on the state's __________.

A draft or proposal of a law is a...

• Doctrine

• William

• Firsty

• Bill

The system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

• Wal

• Wa

• Law

• Wall

Click on the image, identify where do (what building) Congresspeople work?