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Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
What are the two major political parties in the US?
a)
Democrats and Republicans
b)
Republicans and Independents
c)
Majority and Minority
d)
Congress and the House
2.
Which of these is NOT a requirement for voting in Virginia?
a)
Citizen of the United States
b)
Resident of Virginia and precinct
c)
Being a Republican
d)
18 years of age by day of general election
3.
Which factors are reasons people do not vote?
a)
Education and age
b)
Lack of interest and not registered
c)
Age and Income
d)
Income and Education
4.
Which election has more voters?
a)
Local
b)
State
c)
Presidential
d)
School
5.
What is the name for a rough draft of a law?
a)
law
b)
Act
c)
bill
d)
draft
6.
How long is the term for a Senator?
a)
6 years
b)
5 years
c)
4 years
d)
2 years
7.
How many Senators are there in Congress?
a)
25
b)
2
c)
100
d)
150
8.
___ laws apply to the entire country.
a)
misdemeanor
b)
federal
c)
parish
d)
capital
9.
Legislative means...
a)
a person who makes laws
b)
a written document that is or may become law
c)
a verb that means to make laws
d)
lawmaking
10.
Congress is ___, which means it is made up of 2 chambers.
a)
bicameral
b)
cameral
c)
unicameral
d)
representative
11.
The instructions for Congress can be found in the ____
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Preamble of the Constitution
c)
Amendments to theConstitution
d)
Article I of the Constitution
12.
Legislate ...
a)
means lawmaking
b)
is a verb that means to make laws
c)
is a person who makes laws
d)
is a written document that is or may become a law
13.
Legislator ...
a)
means lawmaking
b)
a verb that means to make laws
c)
is a person who makes laws
d)
is a written document that is or may become a law
14.
A Representative's term is for ...
a)
6 years
b)
5 years
c)
4 years
d)
2 years
15.
Legislation ...
a)
is a written document that may or may not become a law
b)
is a person who makes laws
c)
a verb that means to make law
d)
means lawmaking
16.
A ___ serves the entire state he/she is from (in Congress)
a)
Representative
b)
Governor
c)
Mayor
d)
Senator
17.
A ___ serves the citizens from his/her district. (In Congress)
a)
Representative
b)
Governor
c)
Mayor
d)
Senator
18.
The "House" is a way of referring to ___
a)
the Senate.
b)
the Representatives
c)
the White House
d)
the Federal government
19.
Congress is ...
a)
the executive branch of the federal government
b)
the judicial branch of the federal government
c)
the part of the government that carries out laws
d)
the legislative branch of the government
20.
There are currently ___ Representatives serving in Congress.
a)
100
b)
25
c)
435
d)
2
21.
Congress can override a President's veto by a ___ vote.
a)
1/2
b)
2/3
c)
3/3
d)
none of these
22.
The leader of the House of Representatives is the ___
a)
President
b)
Vice President
c)
Commander in Chief
d)
Speaker of the House
23.
If the President, nor the Vice President isn't able to serve, then the ___ becomes the President.
a)
Senator who's elected by the House
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
Supreme Court Justice
d)
country votes in a new President.
24.
___ is the president of the Senate.
a)
the President
b)
Vice Presdient
c)
Speaker of the House
d)
Commander in chief
25.
If the president of the Senate is absent, then the ___leads.
a)
president pro tempore
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
Representative
d)
no one; Congress doesn't meet.
26.
The ___ approves Presidential appointments.
a)
House
b)
Representatives
c)
Vice President
d)
Senate
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