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WorksheetsLegislative Branch
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 4mins
What Article creates the Legislative Branch?
Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
Which building best represents the Legislative Branch?
White House
Capitol Building
Supreme Court Building
House of Representatives
What is the purpose of the Legislative Branch?
Evaluate laws
Enforce Laws
Create bills/laws
Nothing important
The House of Representatives and the Senate are a part of what?
Supreme Court Building
The President's Cabinet
Michigan Govenor
US Congress
There are a total of how many representatives in Congress?
435
538
100
535
There are a total of how many representatives in the Senate?
435
538
100
535
There are a total of how many representatives in the House of Representatives?
435
538
100
535
According to the Presidential Election, there are 538 electors. Where do the additional 3 electors come from?
Puerto Rico and other US territories
Astronauts
Foreign ambassadors
Washington DC
What is this image showing? (two answers)
The amount of congressional districts per state
The amount of electoral votes per state
The amount of House members per state
The amount of senators per state
Which state has the most amount of congressional districts?
Michigan
Texas
New York
California
Which state has the lowest amount of population?
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
Hillsdale County resides in which US Congressional District?
7th
6th
5th
4th
Our US House of Representative is:
Nancy Pelosi
Tim Walberg
Mike Shirkey
Gary Peters
Which of the following is NOT a criteria to become a House member?
At least 25 years old
Citizen for 7 years
Live in the state that they represent
Natural born US citizen
Each US Congressional District contains approximately:
400,000 people
500,000 people
600,000 people
700,000 people
The House of Representatives is controlled by:
Republicans
Democrats
Tea Party
Libertarian Party
Why would a state's representatives change? (two answers)
The number of senators changes
The number of congressional districts change
Their population stays the same
Due to the census
How many US Congressional Districts does Michigan have?
7
13
16
55
The number of US congressional district in the US is capped at 435. What will likely happen to the districts in the future?
The population per district will stay the same
The population per district will decrease
The population per district will move to another district
The population per district will increase
The trend over the last 20-30 years is that Michigan...
Has lost US Congressional Districts
Has gained US Congressional Districts
US Congressional Districts have stayed the same
How long is a House members term?
2 years
4 years
6 years
8 years
How many of the House members run for reelection every two years?
None of them
1/2 of them
1/3 of them
All of them
Roughly, what is the US population?
300 million
320 million
310 million
340 million
Roughly, what is Michigan's population?
8 million
10 million
12 million
14 million
A census happens every....
5 years
10 years
15 years
20 yeards
If a state must reapportion, then that means.... (two answers)
They have gained Districts
Their Districts have stayed the same
A state never has to reapportion
The have lost Districts
If a group of people were being blamed for gerrymandering, that means that...
They are trying to redraw the districts lines to help out the other political party
They are trying to redraw the districts lines to help out their political party
They didn't redraw the lines when it was their turn to do so
Redrawing the district lines to include more than 700,000
Over the years, which region of the US has lost the most amount of Districts?
North
South
East
West
The Speaker of the House is:
Nancy Pelosi
Tim Walberg
Mike Johnson
Gary Peters
If a congressional districts' area is small, that means that:
The population is spread out.
The population is concentrated .
There is a small population.
There is a large population.
What is the fewest amount of Congressional Districts a state can have?
1
2
3
4
If the Speaker of the House is a republican, what does that tell you?
The Democrats have the majority of the seats in the House
The President is a republican
The republicans control the majority of the Congressional Districts
The Speaker was elected by democrats
State of Michigan: How any members in the House of Representatives?
110
77,000-91,000
58
38
State of Michigan: How any members in the Senate?
110
77,000-91,000
58
38
State of Michigan: How long is a term for a House member?
2 years
4 years
6 years
8 years
State of Michigan: How long is a term for a Senate member?
2 years
4 years
6 years
8 years
State of Michigan: Who is our current House representative?
Eric Leutheuser
Jennifer Wortz
Mike Shirkey
Debbie Stabenow
State of Michigan: Which House district do we live in?
110
35
58
38
State of Michigan: Which Senate district do we live in?
110
16
58
38
State of Michigan: Who is our State Senator?
Eric Leutheuser
Andrew Fink
Joseph Bellino
Debbie Stabenow
