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WorksheetsLegislative Branch
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
How many members of the House of Representatives are there?
100
435
320
265
How is the number of members in the House of Representatives determined?
Equality
How big the state is
The state's population
The President picks
Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?
Vice President
President Pro Temopre
Superintendent of the House
Speaker of the House
What is the term length of a member of the House of Representatives?
Life
2 years
4 years
6 years
Jack is considering a run for the House of Representatives. He is a US Citizen by birth. How old must he be?
25
35
30
21
How many members are in the Senate?
50
435
100
310
How is the number of Senators in the Senate determined?
Population of the state
Equality
President picks
A prescient set by congresses in the past
Who is the leader of the Senate?
Senator-in-chief
Secretary of State
Superintendent of the Senate
Vice President
What is the term length of a Senator?
6 years
5 years
2 years
4 years
Gwen is considering running for Senate. She is a US citizen by naturalization. How long would she have to have been a citizen of the US and how old would she have to be?
7 years a citizen and 25 years old
9 years a citizen and 30 years old
14 years a citizen and 35 years old
5 years a citizen and 21 years old
True/False: Bills involving money originate in the Senate
True
False
Who is responsible for confirming Presidential appointees for cabinet department heads and other top government offices?
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
After being introduced on the floor, a bill moves to...
The appropriate committee.
The President’s desk.
A floor debate.
A roll-call vote.
Congress is considered a bicameral body because...
The Great Compromise established equal representation in the House.
It has a House of Representatives and a Senate.
It has 535 members.
The Legislative branch is more powerful than the Executive branch.
Which one of the following choices is an expressed/enumerated power of Congress?
Establish Prisons
Create Schools
Create treaties
Coin money
Where does the trial of an impeached official/judge take place?
Senate
House of representatives
Supreme Court
Joint session of Congress
