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WorksheetsLegislative Branch
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Bicameral Legislature divides into _____ ________ ______.
a)
2 separate houses
b)
2 connected houses
2.
What are the two houses of the legislative branch at the national level?
a)
Senate and General Assembly
b)
Senate and House of Representatives
c)
General Assembly and House of Delegates
d)
Senate and House of Delegates
3.
Which examples of legislative branches are divided bicamerally?
a)
Falls Church and Virginia
b)
Falls Church and U.S.
c)
Virginia and U.S.
d)
Falls Church, U.S. and Virginia
4.
Congress has the power to tax. What kind of power is that?
a)
Unfair
b)
Implied
c)
Written
d)
Enummerated
5.
What is the minimum age requirement for the House of Representatives?
a)
25
b)
30
c)
35
d)
40
6.
What is the minimum age requirement for the U.S. Senate?
a)
25
b)
30
c)
35
d)
40
7.
How long do you need to have lived in the state you are representing to be in the House of Representatives?
a)
9 years
b)
5 years
c)
7 years
d)
7 months
8.
How long do you have to have lived in the state you are representing to be in the Senate?
a)
7 years
b)
5 years
c)
Any amount of time
d)
9 years
9.
How long is a term in the House of Representatives?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
1 year
d)
6 years
10.
How long is a term in the Senate?
a)
2 years
b)
6 years
c)
4 years
d)
1 year
11.
Are there limits on the amount of terms you can serve in the House of Representatives and the Senate?
a)
No
b)
Yes
12.
How are the number of legislators for each state chosen?
a)
How many people vote in the election.
b)
2 for each state
c)
Randomly
d)
Based on the population
13.
How are the number of senators for each state chosen?
a)
2 per state
b)
How many people vote.
c)
How many people live in the state.
d)
How many people run for office.
14.
What is one benefit of having 1/3 of the Senate up for reelection every two years?
a)
Citizens feel like they have control of what's going on.
b)
It's changing so one party doesn't have total power.
c)
So that not everybody will have to worry about their campaigns at the same time.
d)
The senators don't argue.
15.
In which article are the Congressional powers found?
a)
Article V
b)
Article VII
c)
Article I
d)
Article IV
16.
What is the most important power that Congress has?
a)
Override laws
b)
Veto laws
c)
Collect taxes
d)
Make laws
17.
Where are enumerated powers found?
a)
The Constitution
b)
The Bill of Rights
c)
The 7th Amendment
d)
The 9th Amendment
18.
Who is the most powerful member of Congress (House of Representatives and Senate)
a)
Speaker of the Senate
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
Speaker of Congress
d)
Speaker of the Legislative Branch
19.
The Speaker of the House is normally part of ...
a)
The Senate
b)
The Minority party
c)
The Majority party
d)
The House of Representatives
20.
The job of the Speaker of the House is to oversee all house business. They are also the official liaison to the ______ and _______.
a)
Senate; Foreign Countries
b)
States; Senate
c)
States; President
d)
Senate; President
21.
True or False: The Minority House helps speaker schedule proposed legislation for debate on the House floor.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
True or False: The Minority Leader represents the goals of their party in the House.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Who is the presiding officer in the Senate?
a)
President
b)
Vice President
c)
Speaker of the House
d)
Oldest Senator
24.
True or False: The presiding officer of the Senate only votes in the case of a tie.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
What is a Filibuster?
a)
When someone talks for a long time in order to prolong a decision.
b)
When all the members of the Senate leave and take a break.
c)
The brand of fireworks that Fred and George Weasley use in Harry Potter.
26.
Which Senator is famous for reading Green Eggs and Ham during his Filibuster?
a)
Ted Cruz
b)
Dr. Suess
c)
Robert Taft
d)
Arthur Vandenberg
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