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Legislative Branch

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is a formal qualification for a member of the United States Senate?

a)

fame

b)

wealth

c)

experience

d)

pass a background check

2.

What is the title for the leader of the House of Representatives?

a)

floor leader

b)

Speaker of the House

c)

majority whip

d)

majority leader

3.

How many senators does each state get in the US Senate?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

depends on population

d)

1

4.

How many representatives does each state have in the U.S. House of Representatives?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

depends on population

d)

1

5.

A written down idea for a law is called what?

a)

law

b)

statute

c)

code

d)

bill

6.

Oklahoma's state senate has how many members/senators?

a)

101

b)

101

c)

435

d)

48

7.

When a minority senator tries to run out the time to vote on a bill makes a long speech, that speech is called what?

a)

filibuster

b)

cloture

c)

veto

d)

statue

8.

How many years can a person be a member of the Oklahoma's Congress?

a)

6

b)

10

c)

12

d)

unlimited number

9.

Laws are made by which branch of government?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Bureaucracy

10.

One term for a U.S. House of Representative member of how long?

a)

2 years

b)

6 years

c)

4 years

d)

8 years

11.

How many years is one term for a member of the U.S. Senate?

a)

2 years

b)

6 years

c)

10 years

d)

8 years

12.

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives don't have to have been born here, but they must be U.S. citizens for how many years?

a)

1 year

b)

30 years

c)

20 years

d)

7 years

13.

The Vice President and Lieutenant Governor also have another leadership position which is what?

a)

Senate majority leader

b)

Speaker of the House

c)

President of the Senate

d)

President Pro Tempore

14.

Which is the next step in the lawmaking process?

1. A bill is introduced in one of the chambers of Congress

2. The bill is sent to the standing committee of the chamber.

3. ?

a)

It goes straight over to the other chamber

b)

It goes to the other chamber's standing committee

c)

It goes to the floor of the chamber to be debated and voted upon

d)

It goes to the conference committee

15.

When the president signs a bill, what happens?

a)

it's vetoed.

b)

it becomes a law.

c)

it goes back to the House.

d)

it goes back to the Senate.

16.

After a bill is approved by the conference committee and both chambers of Congress, where does it go?

a)

the president

b)

the supreme court

c)

both chambers vote again

d)

the majority leaders vote

17.

Which chamber is responsible for introduces bills dealing with money & taxes first?

a)

the senate

b)

the house

c)

the bureaucracy

18.

If the versions of a bill from the House and the Senate differ, what happens?

a)

the conference committee irons out differences

b)

it is sent to the president

c)

they will vote again and if 2/3 vote for the bill it heads to the president anyway

d)

the supreme court votes

19.

The people (us) who a representative/senate represents are called what?

a)

cloture

b)

citizens

c)

census

d)

constitutents

20.

The President of the Senate has only one real job duty which is what?

a)

decide who speaks

b)

decide which bills get heard

c)

be the tie breaker on a bill

d)

break a filibuster

21.

When we the people vote for our senators, representatives, or laws rather than a middle man doing it for us...

a)

direct vote

b)

indirect vote

22.

When our legislators vote for us on our behalf....

a)

direct election/vote

b)

indirect election/vote

23.

When Congress isn't in session anymore & a bill is stuck sitting on a President/Governor's desk, the bill becomes....

a)

a law

b)

a pocket veto

24.

When Congress is still in session & a bill is stuck on the President/Governor's desk, the bill becomes...

a)

a law

b)

a pocket veto

25.

These Congressional leaders' job is to get the Congress members of their political party to vote a certain way

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

President Pro Tempore

c)

whips

d)

minority/majority leaders

26.

All of the following can happen after a President vetos a bill, except

a)

it doesn't become a law

b)

becomes law

c)

Congress can override the veto by 2/3

27.

If a bill is signed by the President, it

a)

is vetoed.

b)

becomes law.

c)

it's an item line veto.

d)

it dies.

28.

What does the US call it's legislative branch?

a)

Congress

b)

Parliament

c)

Council

d)

Assembly

29.

This person is the 2nd leader of the Senate

a)

Minority Leader

b)

President Pro Tempore

c)

Majority Leader

d)

Speaker of the Senate

30.

The current leader of the Speaker of the House is

a)

Kamala Harris

b)

Patrick Leahy

c)

Nancy Pelosi

d)

Mitch McConnell

31.

Who is the Speaker of the House on Oklahoma's state level?

a)

Matt Pinnell

b)

Charles McCall

c)

Greg Treat

d)

Nicole Miller

32.

Who is the US President of the Senate

a)

Kamala Harris

b)

Patrick Leahy

c)

Nancy Pelosi

d)

Mitch McConnell

33.

Who is the President of the Senate on the Oklahoma state level?

a)

Matt Pinnell

b)

Greg Treat

c)

Charles McCall

d)

Nicole Miller

34.

Who is the President Pro Tempore of the US Senate?

a)

Kamala Harris

b)

Patrick Leahy

c)

Nancy Pelosi

d)

Mitch McConnell

35.

Who is the President Pro Tempore on the Oklahoma state level?

a)

Matt Pinnell

b)

Greg Treat

c)

Charles Mccall

d)

Nicole Miller

36.

Which of the following is one of our Oklahoma United States Senators?

a)

James Lankford

b)

Stephanie Bice

c)

Kendra Horn

d)

Frank Lucas

37.

Which of the following is one of our Oklahoma United States Senators?

a)

Markwayne Mullins

b)

James Inhofe

c)

Carri Hicks

d)

Garry Mize

38.

How many Oklahoma state representatives are there?

a)

101

b)

48

c)

5

d)

2

39.

How many national representatives of Oklahoma have?

a)

101

b)

48

c)

2

d)

5

40.

True or False? US Senators and representatives must live in the state they represent.

a)

true

b)

false

41.

True or False? A person wanting to become a US Representative must be at least 25 years old.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

True or false? A senator or representative on the Oklahoma state level can be reelected as many times as they get voted back in.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

All of the following are other names for law except which one?

a)

statute

b)

bill

c)

legislation