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House and Senate

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main job of Congress?

a)

Make laws

b)

Enforce laws

c)

Break laws

d)

Interpret laws

2.

Senators serve fora term of _____ years

a)

two

b)

four

c)

six

d)

ten

3.

Representatives serve for a term of ______ years.

a)

two

b)

four

c)

six

d)

ten

4.

How many Senators in the US Senate?

a)

27

b)

100

c)

435

d)

500

5.

How many Representatives in the US House of Representatives?

a)

27

b)

100

c)

435

d)

500

6.

How are the number of Senators determined?

a)

There is one from each state

b)

By population

c)

There are two from each state

d)

By the House of Representatives

7.

How are the number of Representatives determined?

a)

There is one from each state

b)

By population

c)

There are two from each state

d)

By the House of Representatives

8.

What do Represenatives represent?

a)

The district that elects them

b)

The entire state they are from

c)

The United States

d)

Canada

9.

What do Senators represent?

a)

The district that elects them

b)

The entire state they are from

c)

The United States

d)

Canada

10.

A Senator must be at least ____ years old

a)

25

b)

30

c)

35

d)

50

11.

Who is the leader of the Senate?

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

Vice President of the United States

c)

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

d)

The President

12.

A Representative must be at least ____ years old

a)

25

b)

30

c)

35

d)

50

13.

Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

Vice President of the United States

c)

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

d)

The President

14.

What does impeach mean?

a)

To accuse the president of a crime

b)

To approve of a person the president wants to give a job to

c)

To declare war

d)

To say yes to a bill

15.

What part of congress can impeach the president?

a)

The Senate

b)

The House of Representatives

c)

The Supreme Court

d)

The Executive Branch

16.

What part of congress can remove the president from office?

a)

The Senate

b)

The House of Representatives

c)

The Supreme Court

d)

The Executive Branch

17.

What part of congress approves judges?

a)

The Senate

b)

The House of Representatives

c)

The Supreme Court

d)

The Executive Branch

18.

What part of congress approves people the president selects for important jobs?

a)

The Senate

b)

The House of Representatives

c)

The Supreme Court

d)

The Executive Branch

19.

What part of congress decides who is presiden if an election ends in a tie?

a)

The Senate

b)

The House of Representatives

c)

The Supreme Court

d)

The Executive Branch

20.

What part of Congress declares war?

a)

The House of Representatives

b)

The Senate

c)

Both the House and Senate

d)

The Supreme Court