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Congress of The United States: True Book

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The United States is known as a

a)

oligarchy

b)

democracy

c)

monarchy

d)

dictatorship

2.

What is the law making body in The United States?

a)

democracy

b)

Parliment

c)

Congress

d)

House of Representatives

3.

535 is the

a)

number of members in Congress

b)

the number of bills that are voted on each year

c)

the number of senators

d)

the number of representatives

4.

Which of these is NOT a branch of government?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

President

d)

Judicial

5.

Do you have to be born in the US to be a member of Congress?

a)

yes

b)

no

6.

How old must one be to serve as a representative?

a)

21

b)

35

c)

40

d)

25

7.

Which President was impeached and later resigned in 1974?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Jimmy Carter

8.

The age at which one can become a Senator is

a)

25

b)

40

c)

30

d)

50

9.

What is a Joint Session of Congress?

a)

It is when both the House and Senate meet together.

b)

When the President meets with the House.

c)

When the President meets with the Senate.

d)

When the President and Vice President meet with Congress.

10.

What year did the first session of Congress meet?

a)

1776

b)

1789

c)

1787

d)

1775

11.

The Constitution gives Congress the power to

a)

create holidays.

b)

elect a president.

c)

declare war.

12.

What President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957?

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Dwight Eisenhower