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WorksheetsUnit 3A-- Article 1- Legislative Branch
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 38mins
The Legislative Branch is the _______________ branch of the federal government.
Law making
Law enforcing
Law ignoring
Court
How many TOTAL Senators do we have?
2
100
435
535
Which house requires you be at least 25 years old, a U.S. citizen for at least 7 years and live in the state and district you represent?
Senate
House of Representatives
Which section of the Constitution talks about the Legislative Branch?
Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
How many total Representatives are there?
50
100
435
535
Who is the President of the Senate?
Majority Leader
Minority Leader
Vice President
President
Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?
Vice President
President
Speaker of the House
Majority Leader
Congress can pass bills over a presidential veto with ______ vote.
1/2
2/3
3/4
5/6
Bicameral means
1 house.
2 houses.
3 houses.
4 houses.
Serves 2 year terms
Senate
House of Representatives
Must be 30 or older, a citizen for 9 years and live in the state they represent
Senate
House of Representatives
Serve 6 year terms
Senate
House of Representatives
Small groups in Congress formed to consider bills are called
Lobbyists
Constituents
Committees
Majority Party
The people represented by members of a law-making body are called...
Constituents
Filibuster
Congress
Committees
Delaying action on a bill by making a long speech is known as a:
Lobbyist
Veto
Filibuster
Override
A person who tries to influence members of Congress to pass certain laws are called...
Filibuster
Committees
Lobbyists
Gerrymandering
A president's power to reject a bill passed is called a...
constituent
override
impeachment
veto
Before it becomes a law it starts out as a....
override
constituent
veto
bill
If the president vetoes a law Congress can still pass an...
override
veto
exit ticket
appropriation
Congress is another name for the Legislative Branch.
Congress is bicameral- meaning there are 2 branches of Congress. What are those two branches? (Choose 2 answers)
House of Representatives
Presidential
Senate
House of Randoms
What comes first in the lawmaking process?
debating the bill on the floor
working in committees
introducing a bill in either house
sending the bill to the President to sign or veto
What is the last step of the lawmaking process in Congress?
voting on the bill
working in committees
sending the bill to the President (sign or veto)
introducing a bill in either house
How many bills are introduced in a single session of Congress?
tens
millions
thousands
hundreds
Most of the work that is done on bills in Congress in done ________________.
on the floor
in the other house
in committees
at the White House
Elected officials in Congress write laws and take action in response to ______________ or ______________.
problems or issues
questions or answers
the president or lobbyists
special interest groups or voters
Only ____________ can introduce a bill to Congress.
the media
interest groups
a member of Congress
the president
Who can draft (write or come up with) a bill?
President
Interest Groups
Constituents
All of the above
Who is the current Speaker of the House?
Kamala Harris
Mitch McConnell
Nancy Pelosi
Mike Johnson
Who is the President of the Senate?
Kamala Harris
Nancy Pelosi
J.D. Vance
Mrs. Moran
The political party who makes up the most of the population in either the House of Representatives or the Senate is known as the
Majority Party
Minority Party
The party with the least amount of representatives in the House or Senate
Majority Party
Minority Party
Who is in charge of the Senate when the Vice President is gone?
President Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House
Senator from California
Majority Leader
Where must a senator live?
In the state where he or she wishes to represent
In Washington D.C.
Where he/or she grew up.
In Canada
Which chamber of Congress was created in The Great Compromise to make the small states happy?
House of Representatives
Senate
U.S. Cabinet
House of Senators
Which chamber of Congress's member amount is based on state population?
House of Representatives
Senate
U.S. Cabinet
Judiciary
Leaders, patrons, funding, and members makes what successful?
political parties
interest groups
political efficacy
political socialization
Private meetings, providing political information, and supplying nominations suggestions are examples of what process?
political parties
lobbying
cohesiveness
pluralism
What is an organized group of people who share a common goal and actively attempt to influence lawmakers?
ideology group
interest group
political party
political action committee
What does impeachment mean?
removal from office
conviction of a crime
formal accusation of wrongdoing
Who can formally initiate the impeachment process?
the House of Representatives
any citizen of the United States
the President
Where does the impeachment trial take place?
The White House
The Senate
The Supreme Court
Which branch of government starts the process of impeachment?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Who is the 5th district of Alabama's Congressman for the House of Representatives?
Mike Johnson
Katie Britt
Tommy Tuberville
Dale Strong
Identify BOTH Senators for the state of Alabama?
Katie Britt
Dale Strong
Robert Aderholt
Tommy Tuberville
How many House of Representatives members does the state of Alabama have?
7
9
5
2
How many senators does Alabama have?
9
7
5
2
