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Roles and Powers of the Legislative Branch

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
to suspend as in a session of Congress
a)
gerrymander
b)
pocket veto
c)
special session
d)
adjourn
2.
period of time during which, each year, Congress meets
a)
special session
b)
session
c)
term
d)
gerrrymander
3.
system of government in which public policies are made by officials selected by the voters and held accountable in periodic elections
a)
representative government
b)
conference committee
c)
democratic government
d)
limited government
4.

What are the 2 parts of our Congress?

a)

The President and the Vice President

b)

House of Representatives and the Senate

c)

Pinky and the Brain

d)

Judicial Branch and Executive Branch

5.

What Branch of Government writes laws?

a)

The President

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Legislative Branch

d)

Check and Balances

6.

Which Branch of Government coins money (makes the money)?

a)

Judicial Branch

b)

The Bank

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Legislative Branch

7.

Who has the power to declare war?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

The Courts

c)

Executive Branch

d)

The Military

8.

Who has the power to impeach the President and Supreme Court Justices?

a)

Head Justice

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Legislative Branch

9.

How many Senators are we going to elect for this upcoming election 2022?

a)

12

b)

14

c)

18

d)

24

10.
Which is NOT an expressed power of congress?
a)
Declare war
b)
Borrow money
c)
Establish laws
d)
Make treaties
11.

Members of Congress wear many different hats and play many roles during the course of their work. An important role while spending time in their home districts is that of

a)

legislator.

b)

federal employees.

c)

committee member.

d)

constituent servant.

12.

If representatives in the House wish to adjourn a session for more than three days, they must seek approval from

a)

the judicial branch.

b)

the executive branch.

c)

members of the Senate.

d)

their constituents.

13.

The BEST way to understand the expressed powers of Congress is to

a)

study the ways Congress has exercised its powers.

b)

study statements made by the executive branch.

c)

read a description of the powers in the Constitution.

d)

read about the powers that other sovereign nations have.

14.

Congress is called upon to exercise its electoral duties under which of the following circumstances?

a)

when no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes

b)

when a President is impeached

c)

when the State legislatures question election results

d)

when the results of a State election are challenged

15.

Since Congress consists of two houses, it is considered what type of legislature?

a)

Bureaucracy

b)

Bicentennial

c)

Bimodal

d)

Bicameral

16.

How many members are in the House of Representative including the Partylist Representative?

a)

100

b)

270

c)

300

d)

350

17.

What is a proposed law?

a)

Decree

b)

Amendment

c)

Bill

d)

Regulation

18.

What branch of government has the power to approve the budget?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

d)

Democratic

19.
Which Article of the Constitution talks about the powers of Congress
a)
Article I
b)
Article II
c)
Article III
d)
Article IV
20.
This house of Congress would base the number of representatives it has on the number of people that state had in its population.
a)
Supreme Court
b)
Senate
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Executive
21.

Another name for the Legislative Branch is

a)

The Executive Branch

b)

The Supreme Court

c)

Congress

d)

The Constitution

22.

How many parts are there to Congress

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

23.

One part of Congress is the...

a)

President's Cabinet

b)

Library of Congress

c)

The Supreme Court

d)

The House of Representatives

24.

How many Senators are there in the Senate?

a)

12

b)

13

c)

18

d)

24

25.

For how many years is a Senator in office?

a)

Two years

b)

Four years

c)

Six years

d)

Ten years

26.

Who is the leader of the Hosue of Representatives?

a)

The President

b)

The Vice President

c)

The Speaker of the House

d)

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

27.

Who is the leader of the Senate?

a)

The President

b)

The Senate President

c)

The Speaker of the House

d)

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

28.

How many times can a Senator be elected to the Senate?

a)

One time

b)

Two times

c)

Five times

d)

There is no limit

29.

How many times can a Representative be elected to the House of Representatives?

a)

One time

b)

Two times

c)

Three times

d)

There is no limit

30.

How does Congress limit the power of the President?

a)

Veto a bill

b)

Declare a law unconstitutional

c)

Impeachment power

d)

Declare war

31.

What is a bill?

a)

A veto

b)

An idea for a law

c)

A new member of Congress

d)

Another name for the Capitol

32.

How can the Presidential Veto be overturned?

a)

Supreme Court votes

b)

2/3 of both the House and Senate needed to override

c)

Majority vote for both the house and the senate

d)

nothing

33.

Senators serve

a)

4 year terms

b)

6 year terms

c)

3 year terms

d)

2 year terms

34.

When the House and Senate wish to do business together, they hold a

a)

bicameral Congress

b)

general election

c)

joint session

d)

press conference

35.

A twenty-eight-year-old citizen could be elected

a)

to the House of the Senate

b)

to neither house of Congress

c)

only to the House of Representatives

d)

only to the Senate