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WorksheetsUnit 3 Standard 8 a-d
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the structure of Congress?
a)
Due Process
b)
Exclusionary Rule
c)
Bicameralism
d)
Enumerated Powers
2.
What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
a)
To make laws
b)
To enforce laws
c)
To interpret laws
d)
To be bossy
3.
What are the 3 requirements to get into the House of Representatives?
a)
30 years old, citizen for 9 years, live in the state you represent
b)
30 years old, citizen for 7 years, live in the state you represent
c)
25 years old, citizen for 9 years, live in the state you represent
d)
25 years old, citizen for 7 years, live in the state you represent
4.
What are the 2 requirements to get elected to the Senate?
a)
25 years old & citizen for 7 years
b)
25 years old & citizen for 9 years
c)
30 years old & citizen for 7 years
d)
30 years old & citizen for 9 years
5.
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
6.
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
7.
How many members are there in the Senate?
a)
100
b)
200
c)
300
d)
400
8.
If elected to the Senate, how many years is a term?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
9.
What are 3 powers only the Senate can do?
a)
Impeach, approve treaties, approve appointments
b)
Impeachment trial, approve treaties, approve appointments
c)
Start money Bills, approve treaties, approve appointments
d)
Start money Bills, approve treaties, impeach
10.
Reapportionment of house seats is based on what?
a)
State Size
b)
State Population
c)
Number of Political Districts
d)
The number of chairs in the room
11.
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
12.
Once a president is impeached, what happens next?
a)
The people choose a new President
b)
The president is tried in the Senate
c)
the president is formally censured
d)
The president is removed from office
13.
If elected to the House of Representatives, how many years is a term?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
14.
What are 2 powers ONLY the House of Representatives can do?
a)
Approve treaties & presidential appointments
b)
Impeach & start money Bills
c)
Impeach and hold impeachment trial
d)
Start money Bills & approve treaties
15.
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.
16.
How long does a term of Congress last?
a)
1 year
b)
2 years
c)
6 months
d)
4 years
17.
The ___ approves Presidential appointments.
a)
House
b)
Representatives
c)
Vice President
d)
Senate
18.
I am 30 years old. I am elected to my third term of office. What am I
a)
Senator
b)
Representative
c)
Federal Judge
d)
Governor
19.
Term limits of Congressmen
a)
Is set to two terms
b)
Is determined
c)
was declared unconstitutional
d)
is determined by state legislatures
20.
The people elect US senators. Which amendment is this?
a)
15th
b)
17th
c)
23rd
d)
26th
21.
Congress can tax income. Which amendment is this?
a)
16th
b)
18th
c)
9th
d)
10th
22.
The process of reassigning representation based un population.
a)
Reapportionment
b)
Lobbyist
c)
Legislative Oversight
d)
Perjury
23.
A proposed law to authorize spending money.
a)
Appropriations Bill
b)
Revenue Bill
c)
Casework
d)
Filibuster
24.
If neither candidate receives a majority of the electoral college vote, which House of Congress would decide who gets to be President?
a)
Neither
b)
Senate
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
House of Representatives
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