Powers of Congress

What is the function of the legislative branch?

Cual es la funccion de la rama legislativa?

• Execute the Laws

• To create the laws

• Review the Laws

• Determine what is constitutional

Our congress is bicameral, meaning it has how many houses?

nuestro congreso es bicameral, significando que tiene cuantas cameras?

The ​ (a)   contains ​435 members. The ​ (b)   contains ​ (c)   members.

• House of Representatives
• Senate
• 100
• Assembly
• Parliament
• 275
• 50

Congress can remove public officials from office. What is this called?

Como se llama el proceso congresional de destituir a oficiales publicos?

• Copyrights

• Advice and Consent

• Committee

• Impeachment

What is the minimum age to become a member of congress?

Cual es la edad minima para hacerse miembro del congreso?

• 25

• 30

• 35

• 22

The ​ (a)   clause gives congress powers that are ​ (b)  

• elastic
• implicit
• reserved powers
• explicit
• enumerated
• secret

Match the following

• focus on their districts, rather than the entire state

• population

• the two-year period during which Congress meets

• term

• casts a Senate vote only in case of a tie

• representatives

• Framers planned for this branch to be the most powerful

• legislative

• basis of representation in the House of Representatives

• vice president

Senators serve

• four-year terms.

• five-year terms.

• six-year terms.

• two-year terms.

Congress may override a presidential veto with a

• majority vote.

• two-thirds vote.

• unanimous vote.

• three-quarters vote.

Which official chairs the proceedings of the U.S. House of Representatives?

• Sergeant-at-Arms

• Speaker of the House

• President pro tempore

• Vice President of the US