WorksheetsLegislative Branch Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which article of the Constitution describes the Legislative Branch?
Article I
Article II
Article III
None of the above.
What does the Legislative Branch do?
Enforces laws.
Makes the laws.
Interprets the laws.
None of the above.
There are two houses in the legislative branch, what are they called?
(a)
What does bicameral mean?
one chamber
two chambers
three chambers
None of the above
Who made one of the earliest references to a "mixed government" 2,300 years ago?
John Locke
Zeus
Aristotle
None of the above
Where does the Congress meet?
Capitol Corner
Capitol Building
Capitol Wing
None of the above
The House and the Senate have their own chambers on opposite sides of the Capitol Building.
True
False
The number of representatives for a state depends on the population.
True
False
The number of senators for a state is never the same.
True
False
How many representatives does Arizona have in the House of Representatives.
9
10
11
none of the above
The Virginia Plan
The population determines the number of representatives for each state in each chamber.
There are an equal number of representatives for each state.
Neither one of these describe the Virginia Plan.
The New Jersey Plan
Population determines the number of representatives for each state in each chamber.
There are an equal number of representatives for each state.
Neither one of these describes the New Jersey Plan.
The Great Compromise was a compromise between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia plan that we use today in our _________________?
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
None of the above
Each member of the House of Representatives represent an area of a state known as a ____________?
capital
hall
district
None of the above.
In order to figure out the population of a state the government takes a (a) .
Redrawing district lines to favor a particular person or group is known as ___________________.
district dodging
illegal districting
gerrymandering
None of the above
The United States is a two party system. What are the two parties that represent the United States?
Libertarian, Independent
Republican, Libertarian
Democrat, Independent
None of the above
What animal is associated with the democratic party?
A sloth
An eagle
An elephant
A donkey
What animal is associated with the Republican Party?
An eagle
A kangaroo
An elephant
A donkey
The majority party is the party with more members in Congress.
True
False
