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WorksheetsLegislative Branch
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which chamber of Congress is elected based on population?
Senate
House of Representatives
The President
The following is a type of legislature with two houses
unicameral
bicameral
legislative branch
tricameral
the staggered-nature of Senate terms so that no more than 1/3 of its members must face the voters during a given election
Continuous Body
Session
gerrymandering
constituency
the length of time an official serves; the two-year period during which Congress assembles
session
term
continuous body
Match the correct term: the number of seats distributed to each state in the House of Representatives
reapportionment
apportionment
distrbution
constituents
Identify the term: the area of people represented by Congress (state-wide/districts)
Constituency
Demographics
States
Districts
Match the term: the redrawing of congressional districts to favor one political party over another
redistricting
gerrymandering
scamming
apportionment
the period of time during which Congress meets to conduct legislative business
period
session
term
the upper house of Congress; membership is equal among states
President
House of Representative
Congress
Senate
How many members are in the House of Representative
433
435
100
150
What is gerrymandering?
the redrawing of states to benefit the country
the amount of time members of Congress serve
the redrawing of districts to benefit a political party or group
the process of impeaching the president
How many members are in the Senate?
150
100
450
200
Which of the following is NOT a unique power of the Senate?
"Power of the Purse"
Ratify treaties
hold impeachment trials
make presidential appointments/confirmation power
How long of a term do members of the House of Representatives serve?
2 years
4 years
6 years
8 years
Which of the following is NOT a qualification to be a member of the House?
25 years old
resident of your state
you must be a citizen of the U.S. for 25 years
you must be a citizen for 7 years
How long of a term do Senators serve?
4 years
8 years
2 years
6 years
Which of the following is a qualification to be a member of senate?
30 years old
citizen for 9 years
a resident of the state they want to represent
all of the above
Why did the framers establish Congress as a bicameral legislature? Choose 2 answers.
to benefit the president
to maintain a balance of power by ensuring each house can check the other
to solve a dispute how to represent large and small states
to create a government with absolute power
Which of the following is a unique power of the house?
power to elect a president (if no electoral majority)
"power of the purse"/raise taxes
impeach federal officials
all of the above
T/F: Shorter terms, membership based on population, and less strict qualifications account for why the House of Representative is referred to as the upper house of Congress.
True
False
T/F: The Senate is composed of 435 members who are apportioned to each state based on its population.
true
false
