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Legislative Branch

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Article creates the Legislative Branch?

a)

Article I

b)

Article II

c)

Article III

d)

Article IV

2.

Which building best represents the Legislative Branch?

a)

White House

b)

Capitol Building

c)

Supreme Court Building

d)

House of Representatives

3.

What is the purpose of the Legislative Branch?

a)

Evaluate laws

b)

Enforce Laws

c)

Create bills/laws

d)

Nothing important

4.

The House of Representatives and the Senate are a part of what?

a)

Supreme Court Building

b)

The President's Cabinet

c)

Michigan Govenor

d)

US Congress

5.

There are a total of how many representatives in Congress?

a)

435

b)

538

c)

100

d)

535

6.

There are a total of how many representatives in the Senate?

a)

435

b)

538

c)

100

d)

535

7.

There are a total of how many representatives in the House of Representatives?

a)

435

b)

538

c)

100

d)

535

8.

According to the Presidential Election, there are 538 electors. Where do the additional 3 electors come from?

a)

Puerto Rico and other US territories

b)

Astronauts

c)

Foreign ambassadors

d)

Washington DC

9.

What is this image showing? (two answers)

a)

The amount of congressional districts per state

b)

The amount of electoral votes per state

c)

The amount of House members per state

d)

The amount of senators per state

10.

Which state has the most amount of congressional districts?

a)

Michigan

b)

Texas

c)

New York

d)

California

11.

Which state has the lowest amount of population?

a)

North Dakota

b)

South Dakota

c)

Montana

d)

Wyoming

12.

Hillsdale County resides in which US Congressional District?

a)

7th

b)

6th

c)

5th

d)

4th

13.

Our US House of Representative is:

a)

Nancy Pelosi

b)

Tim Walberg

c)

Mike Shirkey

d)

Gary Peters

14.

Which of the following is NOT a criteria to become a House member?

a)

At least 25 years old

b)

Citizen for 7 years

c)

Live in the state that they represent

d)

Natural born US citizen

15.

Each US Congressional District contains approximately:

a)

400,000 people

b)

500,000 people

c)

600,000 people

d)

700,000 people

16.

The House of Representatives is controlled by:

a)

Republicans

b)

Democrats

c)

Tea Party

d)

Libertarian Party

17.

Why would a state's representatives change? (two answers)

a)

The number of senators changes

b)

The number of congressional districts change

c)

Their population stays the same

d)

Due to the census

18.

How many US Congressional Districts does Michigan have?

a)

7

b)

13

c)

16

d)

55

19.

The number of US congressional district in the US is capped at 435. What will likely happen to the districts in the future?

a)

The population per district will stay the same

b)

The population per district will decrease

c)

The population per district will move to another district

d)

The population per district will increase

20.

The trend over the last 20-30 years is that Michigan...

a)

Has lost US Congressional Districts

b)

Has gained US Congressional Districts

c)

US Congressional Districts have stayed the same

21.

How long is a House members term?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

8 years

22.

How many of the House members run for reelection every two years?

a)

None of them

b)

1/2 of them

c)

1/3 of them

d)

All of them

23.

Roughly, what is the US population?

a)

300 million

b)

320 million

c)

310 million

d)

340 million

24.

Roughly, what is Michigan's population?

a)

8 million

b)

10 million

c)

12 million

d)

14 million

25.

A census happens every....

a)

5 years

b)

10 years

c)

15 years

d)

20 yeards

26.

If a state must reapportion, then that means.... (two answers)

a)

They have gained Districts

b)

Their Districts have stayed the same

c)

A state never has to reapportion

d)

The have lost Districts

27.

If a group of people were being blamed for gerrymandering, that means that...

a)

They are trying to redraw the districts lines to help out the other political party

b)

They are trying to redraw the districts lines to help out their political party

c)

They didn't redraw the lines when it was their turn to do so

d)

Redrawing the district lines to include more than 700,000

28.

Over the years, which region of the US has lost the most amount of Districts?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

29.

The Speaker of the House is:

a)

Nancy Pelosi

b)

Tim Walberg

c)

Mike Johnson

d)

Gary Peters

30.

If a congressional districts' area is small, that means that:

a)

The population is spread out.

b)

The population is concentrated .

c)

There is a small population.

d)

There is a large population.

31.

What is the fewest amount of Congressional Districts a state can have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

32.

If the Speaker of the House is a republican, what does that tell you?

a)

The Democrats have the majority of the seats in the House

b)

The President is a republican

c)

The republicans control the majority of the Congressional Districts

d)

The Speaker was elected by democrats

33.

State of Michigan: How any members in the House of Representatives?

a)

110

b)

77,000-91,000

c)

58

d)

38

34.

State of Michigan: How any members in the Senate?

a)

110

b)

77,000-91,000

c)

58

d)

38

35.

State of Michigan: How long is a term for a House member?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

8 years

36.

State of Michigan: How long is a term for a Senate member?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

8 years

37.

State of Michigan: Who is our current House representative?

a)

Eric Leutheuser

b)

Jennifer Wortz

c)

Mike Shirkey

d)

Debbie Stabenow

38.

State of Michigan: Which House district do we live in?

a)

110

b)

35

c)

58

d)

38

39.

State of Michigan: Which Senate district do we live in?

a)

110

b)

16

c)

58

d)

38

40.

State of Michigan: Who is our State Senator?

a)

Eric Leutheuser

b)

Andrew Fink

c)

Joseph Bellino

d)

Debbie Stabenow