APS Legislative Branch Test

The Legislative Branch was created under which article of the U.S. Constitution?​ (a)  

• Article I
• Article II
• Article III
• Article IV

Under a bicameral legislature, Congress is made up of ​ (a)  

• 2 Houses
• 1 House
• 3 Houses
• An Executive Branch

The top leadership position in the House of Representatives is the;

(Word Bank: Majority Leader, Majority Whip, Speaker of the House, President Pro Tempore)

Under the U.S. Constitution, who has the power to create the federal court system?​ (a)  

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Supreme Court

There are a total of ​ (a)   senators in the U.S. Senate._

• 100
• 50
• 150
• 2

Match the requirements with the correct category.

Groups:

(a) U.S. Representative

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(b) U.S. Senator

• Serves state

• 30 yrs old

• Serves district

• 7 yrs U.S. citizen

• 9 yrs U.S. citizen

• 2 yr term

• 25 yrs old

• 6 yr term

The number of U.S. Representatives in the House per state is determined by ​ (a)  

• the state's population
• individual state laws
• the number of districts
• the U.S. Senate

The current total number of Representatives in the U.S. House is​ (a)  

• 435
• 425
• 465
• 455

True or False: Congress has the power to declare war.

• False

• True

The base salary for a member of Congress is​ (a)   per year.

• $174,000
• $186,000
• $170,000
• $193,000