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1.1 Legislative Branch

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The part of the Constitution that describes the legislative branch is _________________-

a)

Preamble

b)

Article I

c)

Article II

d)

Amendments

2.

This house of Congress has 100 members and includes only 2 from each state

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

President

d)

Supreme Court

3.
This house of Congress has 435 members with the number of members based on each state's population
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Senate
c)
President
d)
Supreme Court
4.

Delaying action on a bill by making a long speech is known as a:

a)

Lobbyist

b)

Veto

c)

Filibuster

d)

Override

5.

Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?

a)

Vice President

b)

President Pro Temopre

c)

Superintendent of the House

d)

Speaker of the House

6.

True/False: Bills involving money originate in the Senate

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Who can veto a bill before it becomes law?

a)

The President or the Governor for a state.

b)

Senators

c)

Representatives

d)

Vice-President

8.

What is the purpose of the Conference Committee?

a)

House and Senate members conference over whether killed bills should return to floor action

b)

It sets the parameters for floor debate on a bill in the House

c)

Members of the House and Senate come together to determine a compromise between the House and Senate versions of a bill

d)

Members determine whether or not a bill is worthy of floor action

9.

Every state has at least ___________ Representative

a)

0 - States with low population are not guaranteed their own Representative

b)

1

c)

2

d)

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