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WorksheetsLegislative Branch- Chapter 4
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The Constitution requires that a Representative be at least ____ years old and a Senator at least ____ years old.
20 and 20
25 and 35
25 and 30
Temporary committee that deals with 2 different versions of a bill
Conference Committee
Standing Committee
Sub Committee
Temporary committee that studies an issue and reports the findings to one chamber only
Select Committee
Joint Select Committee
Sub Committee
A permanent committee both the House and Senate use for bills, where most of the work of congress is conducted.
Select Committee
Standing Committee
Conference Committee
The ______ has the power to ratify treaties and President appointments:
Congress
Senate
Supreme Court
Senators serve _____ year terms, while Representatives serve ____ year terms.
4, 2
2, 4
6, 2
What are 2 of the requirements to get elected to the Senate?
25 years old & citizen for 7 years
25 years old & citizen for 9 years
30 years old & citizen for 7 years
30 years old & citizen for 9 years
Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?
Majority leader
Speaker of the House
floor leader
majority whip
What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
To interpret laws
To enforce laws
To make laws
To stop laws
This person presides over the daily meetings of the Senate.
majority leader
floor leader
president pro tempore
whip
Congress can pass bills over a presidential veto with ______ vote.
1/2
2/3
3/4
5/6
The powers that are listed in the Constitution that belong to Congress are called
implied powers.
enumerated powers.
congressional powers.
powerful powers.
What is the purpose of the Conference Committee?
House and Senate members conference over whether killed bills should return to floor action
It sets the parameters for floor debate on a bill in the House
Members of the House and Senate come together to determine a compromise between the House and Senate versions of a bill
Members determine whether or not a bill is worthy of floor action
In impeachment proceedings, the House may_____, but the Senate must____.
accuse/impeach
convict/impeach
impeach/accuse
impeach/convict
The elastic clause allows Congress to
make temporary treaties with foreign countries
regulate trade between states
stretch its powers to meet new needs
tax US citizens in times of economic crisis
What is an example of an Implied (Suggested but not "expressly" written) power of the Constitution?
The power to declare war
The power to increase import taxes
The power to investigate Social media companies
The power to close government offices early on the weekends.
When a bill comes before the president, what is not an option for the president?
To veto the bill
To sign the bill
To let the bill die in committee
To not sign the bill for 10 days and allow it to become a law
What is the biggest challenge for a Bill to become a law?
The bills do not survive floor debates
They are vetoed by the President
They do not make it out of commitee
They are deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme court
What happens after a bill is entered into the congressional record?
The bill is sent to the president immediately
The bill goes to both houses for immediate floor vote
The bill is sent to the appropriate standing committee
Which article of the Constitution gives the legislative branch its power?
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
