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WorksheetsCrash Course US Government and Politics: Congress
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Where in the U.S. Constitution do you find the following statement?
"All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives."
The preamble
Article 1, section 1
The Bill of Rights
Amendment 2
What does Bicameral mean?
2 house legislature
Constitution
Bill of Rights
Presidential Power
What are 3 requirements to be elected into the House of Representatives?
25 years old
resident of that you wish to represent
30 years old
US citizen for 7 years
Who has representation based on population?
Senate
House of Representatives
Which has the following requirements?
30 years old
9 years as a US Citizen
Resident of state they wish to represent
Senate
House of Representatives
The Senate has how many senators from each state?
based on population
2
1
52
The 17th amendment to the constitution changed how our senators are chosen. How are they chosen today?
elected by the people
the president picks them
the house of representatives pick them
state government chooses them
The House of Representatives has the power to do 3 following things...
Impeach a government official
Ratify treaties
Choose a president if none is chosen in voting
raise taxes
According to article 1, section 7 of the constitution "All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the house of representatives." This is commonly referred to as what?
power of the purse
money snachers
confirmation power
executive power
When the constitution was originally written our leaders could not agree on the type of government we should have. They agreed to proportional representation in what is known as ______.
The great compromise
the practical power
the congress
the senate
What is a practical reason we have our government set up in a proportional manner?
So Legislature does not have too much power
So not too many hands are in the pockets
So only one person is responsible for everything
So we can all live in peace
Who has the power to put a government official on trial for impeachment?
senate
house of representatives
Who has the power to ratify treaties and the right of confirmation of power?
senate
house of representatives
In theory the House of representatives is more responsive to the people because they have a term of how many years?
2 years
6 years
12 years
The Senate is referred to as the upper house. They do not deal closely with the people. They have a term of how long?
2 years
6 years
10 years
