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WorksheetsLegislative Branch
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 45mins
What is the age requirement to be elected to the House?
27
30
25
35
How many Senators does each state have?
2
4
6
8
What determines how many representatives a state has in the House?
Voting records
Population
Education scores
Land size
How many members total are in the House?
100
228`
270
435
What is the age requirement to be elected to the Senate?
25
35
40
30
Which of the following is a power of the SENATE
Select the President if no candidate receives enough votes
approve treaties
Bills that spend money must begin here
Begin the impeachment process
Which of the following is a power of the HOUSE
Hold a trial for impeachment
Bills that spend money must begin here
Confirm presidential appointments
Approve treaties
Who is the leader in charge of the Senate?
Speaker of the House
Vice President
President Pro Tempore
Justice
Members represent an entire State
House of Representatives
Senate
Both
None of the Above
Who passes bills onto the President to become laws
House of Reprensentatives
Senate
Both
None of the above
The title of the person in charge of the House of Representatives is the_____
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore
Majority Leader
None of the above
In this chamber, members can delay a bill by speaking for an unlimited amount of time
House of Reprensentatives
Senate
Both
None of the above
The powers of the Legislative Branch are found in Article _______ of the Constitution
1
2
3
4
When a bill passes the House, where does it go next?
Senate
Supreme Court
President
Library of Congress
If the House and Senate pass different version of the same bill, where does it go next?
conference committee
joint committee
resolution committee
President
What is it called when Senators can speak as long as they want to stop a bill from being voted on?
Filibuster
Cloture
Dave and Buster
Deferral
The President Pro Tempore presides when the Vice President is absent
House of Reprensentatives
Senate
Both
None of the above
Members represent people in a specific area of a state
House of Reprensentatives
Senate
Both
None of the above
One thing that Congress CANNOT do
Protect patents & copyrights
Declare war, raise and support an Army & Navy
Enforce laws
Collect taxes, pay debts, borrow money
Create rules on how to become a citizen
When Congress overrides a veto, what is happening?
They are overruling a decision by the Supreme Court
They reject a law the President has signed
They pass a law that the President has rejected/refused to sign
The President is asked to approve a bill
If the President does not sign a bill after 10 days, what happens?
If congress IS in session, it becomes a law
If congress IS in session, it does not become a law
If congress IS NOT in session, it becomes a law
The bill returns to Congress for changes
The voters that members of Congress represent are known as
Time Certain Advice and Consent
Sponsors
Conferees
Constituents
New Jersey has how many Congressional Districts?
10
11
12
13
Select one of your Senators (2 possible answers)
Rodney Frelinghuysen
Cory Booker
Donald Payne
Robert Menendez
Select the person who represents you in the House of Representatives (2 possible answers)
Rodney Frelinghuysen
Cory Booker
Donald Payne
Robert Menendez
Which Congressional District do you live in?
10
11
12
13
After a bill is introduced, what is the next step?
It is assigned to a committee
It is voted on by the House of Repesntatives
Public Hearing are held to gather information
It is changed by Representatives.
Once receiving a bill, what are the President's options?
Sign it into law
Veto it
Do Nothing
All are options
How many days does the President have to respond to a bill once it is given to the President?
2 days
5 days
10 days
12 days
If a President vetoes a bill, can it still becomes law?
No, a veto is the final say on a bill
Yes, if the 3/4 of the states vote to override the veto
Yes, both the House and the Senate must revote in favor of the bill to override the veto
Yes, if both the House and the Senate convince the President override the veto within 10 days
The only way to override a presidential veto is to get a ____________ vote in both houses of Congress in favor of the bill.
majority
2/3
3/4
unanimous
Where do most bills in Congress die?
During debate
By a Presidential Veto
In Committee
Trick Question, most bills become laws
Being in a political party is like being a member of a ______
Senate
Team
Congress
Family
Can Congress pass any law it wants to?
YES! Congress has the power to do anything.
NO! Congress can only do what the Constitution says it can do.
Congress cannot control business that happens in more than one state.
True. When businesses in different states are conducting business, the states involved regulate business transactions
False. When businesses in different states are conducting business, the federal government regulate business transactions
When may Congress do something that is not listed in the Constitution?
Always
Never
When it relates to something that IS listed
Only during election years
Members of Congress always agree with their political party about bills.
True
False
When considering a bill, members of Congress should think about...
Themselves
What their political party believes
Their constituents
If the Constitution allows them to pass this bill
All of the above
People in the same political party share similar…
Financial backgrounds (rich, poor, middle class)
Values
Race/religion
are from the same type of geographic area (urban, suburban, rural)
