Crash Course: Bicameral Congress

What is the term used to describe a two-house legislature?

• Tricameral

• Bicameral

• Unicameral

• Multicameral

Which house of Congress has the power to impeach federal officials?

• The Senate

• The House of Representatives

• The Supreme Court

• The President

What is required for the Senate to ratify a treaty?

• A simple majority

• A 2/3 vote

• A unanimous vote

• A 3/4 vote

What was the Great Compromise?

• A decision to have a single president

• A treaty with foreign nations

• A compromise between large and small states for a bicameral legislature

• A plan for a unicameral legislature

Why did the framers of the Constitution want a bicameral legislature?

• To ensure the government had more power

• To limit the power of the legislature

• To make laws faster

• To have more representatives