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WorksheetsThe Legislative Branch
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What two chambers make up the Legislative Branch?
a)
The Judicial Branch and Senate
b)
The House and Executive Branch
c)
The House and Senate
d)
The president and judges
2.
Which vocabulary word matches with this description: a group of people in Congress that's created for a specific topic. For example, energy or education.
a)
committee
b)
filibuster
c)
Vice President
d)
2/3rds vote
3.
Which vocabulary word matches with this definition: They vote in the event of a disagreement in the Senate and they’re in charge of the U.S. Electoral College.
a)
Vice President
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
President Pro Tempore
d)
filibuster
4.
Which vocabulary word matches with this definition: They are the leader of the House, create committees, and they advocate for what the people want.
a)
2/3rds vote
b)
Vice President
c)
President Pro Tempore
d)
Speaker of the House
5.
Which vocabulary word matches with this definition: To reject a potential bill.
a)
rider
b)
President Pro Tempore
c)
veto
d)
term
6.
How many members are there in the House of Representatives?
a)
135
b)
235
c)
335
d)
435
7.
What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
a)
To make laws
b)
To enforce laws
c)
To interpret laws
d)
To be bossy
8.
Who is the head of the Legislature at the National level?
a)
the President
b)
the Supreme Court
c)
Congress
d)
Mrs Graber
9.
Name the 2 parts of Congress.
a)
President & Supreme Court
b)
House of Representatives & Senate
c)
Supreme Court & Senate
d)
House of Representatives & Supreme Court
10.
How many representatives do states get in the Senate?
a)
Based on population
b)
Every state gets 1
c)
Every state gets 2
d)
Only some states get into the Senate
11.
How many representatives does each state get in the House of Representatives?
a)
Every state gets 2
b)
Based on population
c)
Every state gets 1
d)
Only certain states get into the House
12.
How many members are there in the Senate?
a)
100
b)
200
c)
300
d)
400
13.
How many total members of Congress are there?
a)
100
b)
435
c)
535
d)
635
14.
If elected to the Senate, how many years is a term?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
15.
If elected to the House of Representatives, how many years is a term?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
16.
Which of these are powers of Congress
a)
Raise & spend revenue,borrow money,print money,regulate trade,punish counterfeiting,decide rules for bankruptcy
b)
Declare war,create armed forces, rules for armed forces, protect from pirates
c)
Create post office, create Federal courts, create National capital, create copyrights/patents
d)
all of the above
17.
The 17th Amendment states that senators are to be elected by who?
a)
Previous Senators
b)
The State Legislature
c)
The President
d)
The Citizens
18.
Gerrymandering changes political districts to favor who?
a)
Political Parties
b)
Senators
c)
Citizens
d)
Gerry
19.
Why must the Senate approve the President's Supreme Court Justice nominations?
a)
It allows part of the Legislative branch to check the power of the Executive branch
b)
So the Senate can filibuster the President's nomination
c)
It is required that all Executive decisions go through the Senate
d)
The Senate wants to feel involved in the government
20.
A proposed law is called a _______________
a)
veto
b)
congress
c)
bill
d)
unconstitutional
21.
When the Constitution does NOT allow a law or action, it is said to be ______________________--
a)
veto
b)
congress
c)
bill
d)
unconstitutional
22.
One way that the legislative branch can check the power of the President is ____________-
a)
to override a President's veto with 2/3 vote
b)
refuse to pay the President
c)
fine the President for disagreeing with Congress
d)
impeach the President for disagreeing with Congress
23.
After both houses of Congress pass a bill, it ___________
a)
is a law
b)
is sent to the President for his/her approval and signature
c)
is sent to the Supreme Court to determine if it is unconstituttional
d)
is approved by the American people
24.
When the President rejects a bill, refuses to sign it, and sends it back to Congress it is called a/an _______________.
a)
veto
b)
congress
c)
bill
d)
unconstitutional
25.
The part of the Constitution that describes the legislative branch is _________________-
a)
Preamble
b)
Article I
c)
Article II
d)
Amendments
26.
When a president signs a bill, it
a)
is vetoed
b)
goes back to the Senate
c)
becomes law
d)
goes back to the House
27.
Members of Congress represent the people living in a particular geographic area.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Most bills submitted to Congress die in committee and never receive the attention of Congress as a whole
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Power of Congress to bring executive or judicial officials to trial.
a)
impeachment
b)
pocket veto
c)
subpoena
d)
oversight
30.
Period of time during which, each year, Congress assembles and conducts business.
a)
Session
b)
Convention
c)
Debate
d)
Committees
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