Legislative Branch Review

The Vice President (currently J.D. Vance) is the leader of this house.

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Both

The representatives in this house serve for 2-year terms.

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Both

You have to be a U.S. resident for 9 years to run for a seat in this house.

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Both

The number of representatives in this house is determined by a state's population.

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Both

To run for a seat in this house, a person must live in the state they represent.

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Both

You have to be a U.S. citizen for 7 years to run for a seat in this house.

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Both

The representatives in this house serve for 6-year terms.

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Both

How many people are in the House of Representatives?

• 500

• 100

• 12

• 435

How many people are in the Senate?

• 50

• 435

• 200

• 100

What does bicameral legislature mean?

• There are 2 people per state.

• There are 2 ways that laws can get passed.

• There are 2 houses in Congress.

• There are 2 major political parties in the U.S.