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WorksheetsUnit 4 - Legislative Branch
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the size of the senate? (how many senators)
a)
100
b)
435
c)
30
d)
25
2.
How long is a term for the house of representatives?
a)
2
b)
435
c)
100
d)
6
3.
Who is the presiding officer in the Senate?
a)
President
b)
Vice President
c)
Speaker of the House
d)
Oldest Senator
4.
How long is a term in the Senate?
a)
2 years
b)
6 years
c)
4 years
d)
1 year
5.
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.
6.
If the President veto's a law, then _______.
a)
The bill is killed
b)
It goes back to Congress (House and Senate)
c)
It goes to the House
d)
It goes to the Senate
7.
How long must you be a u.s citizen to serve in the senate?
a)
9 years
b)
7 years
c)
3 years
d)
10 years
8.
How is the number of state's representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives determined?
a)
By population based on the U.S. Census.
b)
By population based on a state report.
c)
By the Constitution, which specifies two representatives for each state.
d)
By each state according to their number of state legislators.
9.
Who is the presiding officer of the U.S. House of Representatives?
a)
The majority party leader.
b)
The minority party leader.
c)
The vice president of the United States.
d)
The Speaker of the House.
10.
Congress belongs to which branch of government?
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
Leglislative Branch
11.
What is the minimum age requirement for the House of Representatives?
a)
25
b)
30
c)
35
d)
40
12.
In which article are the Congressional powers found?
a)
Article V
b)
Article VII
c)
Article I
d)
Article IV
13.
Which of the following is a non-legislative power of Congress?
a)
power to tax
b)
power to borrow
c)
investigatory power
d)
war powers
14.
In an impeachment trial, who presides over the trial if the President is being impeached?
a)
Vice President
b)
President
c)
Speaker of the House
d)
Supreme Court Justice
15.
Which house conducts the impeachment trial?
a)
House
b)
Senate
16.
Each state is guaranteed at least ________ seats in the House.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
17.
Which chamber has 435 members?
a)
House
b)
Senate
18.
Who must sign a bill before it becomes a law?
a)
President
b)
Vice President
c)
Head of the Supreme Court
d)
Speaker of the House
19.
Once a bill is signed by the President, it becomes a _______
a)
Rule
b)
Law
c)
Final Bill
d)
Veto
20.
What is a veto?
a)
When the president accepts a bil
b)
When the president does not accept a bil
c)
When the president overturns a law
d)
When the Supreme Court upholds the law
21.
Where do bills begin?
a)
House
b)
Senate
c)
Both
22.
T/F: A standing committee is permanent.
a)
trueq
b)
false
23.
T/F: A bicameral legislature has two houses.
a)
true
b)
false
24.
Congress's main function is to
a)
enforce the laws.
b)
make laws.
c)
decide whether or not laws are constitutional.
d)
impeach high government officials.
25.
Reapportionment is
a)
the allocation of seats in the House to each state after each census.
b)
the redrawing of district boundaries within each state.
c)
a court order to hold new elections because of voting irregularities.
d)
a budget procedure used in the House.
26.
Gerrymandering is
a)
legislation passed in southern states to limit African American participation in elections.
b)
the drawing of legislative district boundary lines to give the dominant party an advantage.
c)
known to give the minority party an electoral advantage at the expense of the dominant party.
d)
a process that attempts to limit debate on a bill in the Senate.
27.
Who is a person that introduces a bill?
a)
committee member
b)
sponsor
c)
President
d)
Speaker of the House
28.
What is a proposed law called?
a)
Amendment
b)
Legal ease
c)
Bill
d)
Contract
29.
True Or False:
To run for the House of Representatives
you must be a Resident of the state want to represent.
To run for the House of Representatives
you must be a Resident of the state want to represent.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
In absence of the President of the Senate, who serves in his/her position?
a)
the majority leader
b)
the minority leader
c)
President Pro-Tempore
d)
the Speaker of the House
31.
A Congress person with the most years of experience are appointed toserve on the most powerful committees and are appointed as leaders ofthat committee. This idea is known as
a)
elder appointments
b)
cloture
c)
franking
d)
seniority rules
32.
What is "franking"?
a)
eat too many hot dogs
b)
free mail
c)
free gym membership
d)
Mrs. Ballenger's uncle
33.
Most bills die in _________________.
a)
joint resolution
b)
the floor
c)
committee
d)
pigeonhole
34.
Can call a special session of Congress.
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
President of the Senate
c)
President Pro Tempore
d)
President of the United States
35.
This committee is made up of members of both houses
a)
Conference Committee
b)
Joint Committee
c)
Standing Committee
d)
Select or Special Committee
36.
What fraction or percentage of the Senate is up for re-election every two years?
a)
1/4
b)
1/3
c)
1/2
d)
3/4
37.
How long does a term of Congress last?
a)
1 year
b)
2 years
c)
6 months
d)
4 years
38.
How long does a session of congress last?
a)
1 year
b)
2 years
c)
6 months
d)
4 years
39.
Who is responsible for drawing districts for congressional representation?
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
President
d)
State Legislatures
40.
After a bill has been introduced, where does it go to be discussed and possibly changed?
a)
A Committee
b)
The Speaker of the House
c)
The Vice President
d)
On the floor to be debated
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