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WorksheetsLegislative Branch Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which ancient civilization is credited with the creation of democracy?
Ancient Rome
Ancient Persia
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Which ancient civilization is credited with the creation of representative democracy?
Ancient Rome
Ancient Persia
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Which statement below is an example of a representative democracy?
Every four years this country goes to the polls to vote for officials to serve in the government. The job of these officials is to make decisions that are in the best interests of the people.
Anytime this country needs to make a decision, they allow all eligible citizens to become part of the decision making process and vote. This allows all eligible citizens to participate directly in the government.
Which statement below is an example of a direct democracy?
Every four years this country goes to the polls to vote for officials to serve in the government. The job of these officials is to make decisions that are in the best interests of the people.
Anytime this country needs to make a decision, they allow all eligible citizens to become part of the decision making process and vote. This allows all eligible citizens to participate directly in the government.
What are the two parts of the Legislative Branch
Senate and Supreme Court
Senate and House of Representatives
House of Representatives and Supreme Court
House of Representatives and President
Which statements below relate to the House of Representatives?
It has 100 members.
It has 435 members.
The number of members that each state has is determined by that state's population.
Each state has two members.
It is the lower chamber of the U.S. Congress
Which statements below relate to the Senate?
It has 100 members.
It has 435 members.
The number of members that each state has is determined by that state's population.
Each state has two members.
It is the upper chamber of the U.S. Congress
The Legislative Branch meets in the building above. What name is given to this building?
The White House
The Supreme Court
The U.S. Capitol
What name is given to the bicameral (two part) legislature of the federal government of the United States?
House of Burgesses
Congress
Federal
Senate
What name is given to a system of government in which power is shared between a central government (ex. United States government) and individual states (ex. Alabama)?
House of Burgesses
Congress
Federal
Senate
What name was given to the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America?
Senate
House of Representatives
House of Burgesses
Congress
Which government document created the Legislative Branch?
The Declaration of Independence
The Supreme Court
The Constitution
The Magna Carta
Which statements below represent the requirements to run for the Senate?
Be at least 30 years old.
Be at least 25 years old.
Be a citizen for at least 7 years.
Be a citizen for at least 9 years.
Which statements below represent the requirements to run for the House of Representatives?
Be at least 30 years old.
Be at least 25 years old.
Be a citizen for at least 7 years.
Be a citizen for at least 9 years.
Which word below relates to the process of an immigrant (a person from another country) becoming a citizen of the United States?
Congress
Naturalization
Impeachment
Quorum
What name is given to a tax placed on imported (goods brought into one country from another) items?
Embargo
Regulation
Immigration
Tariff
Which word below relates to the act of a public official being charged with misconduct?
Tariff
Embargo
Quorum
Impeachment
