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US Legislative Branch

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another name for the Legislative Branch?

a)

President

b)

Congress

c)

Supreme Court

2.

Which Article gives the Legislative Branch its powers?

a)

#1

b)

#2

c)

#3

3.

What does the Legislative Branch do?

a)

make the laws

b)

carryout the laws

c)

interpret the laws

4.

What does bicameral mean?

a)

1 house

b)

2 houses

c)

3 houses

5.

Who make up the 2 houses of Congress?

a)

House of Representatives and Senate

b)

King and Queen

c)

President and the Supreme Court

6.

How many members are in the Senate?

a)

250

b)

100

c)

435

7.

Senators serve

a)

4 year terms

b)

6 year terms

c)

3 year terms

d)

2 year terms

8.

The bicameral structure of Congress arose from

a)

an agreement made at the First Continental Congress.

b)

the attempt to model the U.S. government after that of Great Britain.

c)

a disagreement about representation at the Constitutional Convention.

d)

our federal form of government.

9.

The Constiutiton gives Congress the right to impeach

a)

any member of Congress involved in serious wrongdoing

b)

any official involved in serious wrongdoing

c)

only federal judges

d)

only the president

10.

Congress's power to coin money is

a)

an elastic power

b)

an enumerated power

c)

an implied power

d)

a nonlegislative power

11.

Congress may override a presidential veto with a

a)

majority vote

b)

3/4 vote

c)

2/3 vote

d)

unanimous vote

12.

To run for senator, you must

a)

be at least 25 years old

b)

be at least 30 years old

c)

have been a US Citizen for fifteen years

d)

have a law degree

13.

In impeachment proceedings, the House may_____, but the Senate must____.

a)

accuse/impeach

b)

convict/impeach

c)

impeach/accuse

d)

impeach/convict

14.

The elastic clause allows Congress to

a)

make temporary treaties with foreign countries

b)

regulate trade between states

c)

stretch its powers to meet new needs

d)

tax US citizens in times of economic crisis

15.

Which branch of government can declare war?

a)

All three branches

b)

Executive branch

c)

Legislative branch

d)

Judicial branch

16.

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

17.

What qualification do both houses of congress have in common?

a)

Members must be born in the United States

b)

Members must be at least 30 years old

c)

Members must graduate from college

d)

Members must live in the state they represent.

18.

Choose whether the statement represents the House, Senate, Neither, or Both

Every seat is up for election every 2 years.

a)

House

b)

Senate

c)

Neither

d)

Both

19.

Choose whether the statement describes the House, Senate, Neither, or Both.

This chamber is led by the Vice President of the U.S.

a)

House

b)

Senate

c)

Neither

d)

Both

20.

Choose whether the statement describes the House, Senate, Neither, or Both.

This chamber can impeach officials or accuse them of wrongdoing.

a)

House

b)

Senate

c)

Neither

d)

Both

21.

Choose whether the statement describes the House, Senate, Neither, or Both.

They are a lawmaking body.

a)

House

b)

Senate

c)

Neither

d)

Both

22.

Choose whether the statement describes the House, Senate, Neither, or Both.

Members must be citizens for at least nine years.

a)

House

b)

Senate

c)

Neither

d)

Both

23.

Who is in charge of the Senate when the Vice President is gone?

a)

President Pro Tempore

b)

Speaker of the House

c)

Senator from California

d)

Majority Leader

24.

When is the only time that the Vice President votes in the Senate?

a)

When there is a tie on the Senate Floor

b)

When the majority votes no.

c)

When he is in attendance

d)

When the majority votes yes.

25.

How long is a Representative's term in office?

a)

2 years

b)

3 years

c)

4 years

d)

6 years

26.

What is the minimum age requirement for a Representative?

a)

25 years old

b)

30 years old

c)

21 years old

d)

35 years old

27.

Which chamber of Congress performs impeachment trials and can convict officials?

a)

House

b)

Senate

c)

Neither

d)

Both

28.

What is the name given to the leader of the House of Representatives?

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

President Pro Tempore

c)

Vice President

d)

Mom

29.

What Article of the Constitution discusses the Legislative Branch?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Tenth

d)

Fifteenth

30.

What is the primary responsibility of the Legislative Branch?

a)

To make laws

b)

To enforce laws

c)

To declare laws unconstitutional

d)

To author children's books

31.

A proposed law is called a _______________

a)

veto

b)

congress

c)

bill

d)

unconstitutional

32.

When the President rejects a bill, refuses to sign it, and sends it back to Congress it is called a/an _______________.

a)

veto

b)

congress

c)

bill

d)

unconstitutional

33.
What are 3 powers only the Senate can do?
a)
Impeach, approve treaties, approve appointments
b)
Impeachment trial, approve treaties, approve appointments
c)
Start money Bills, approve treaties, approve appointments
d)
Start money Bills, approve treaties, impeach
34.

Who is the president of the Senate and casts tie breaking votes when needed?

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

Vice President

c)

Majority Whip

d)

Chief Justice

35.
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
36.
This house of Congress would have equal representation with 2 representatives coming from each state regardless of the size of their population.
a)
Supreme Court
b)
Senate
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Executive
37.
Powers such as coining money, collecting taxes, and raising armed forces are considered...
a)
Implied Powers 
b)
Expressed Powers 
c)
Super Powers 
d)
Written Powers
38.
Which section of the Constitution gives Congress its powers?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Article 1 Section 8
c)
Article 2 Section 4
d)
Article 3 Section 1
39.
The power to coin money is an example of a(n)
a)
implied power
b)
enumerated power
c)
non-legislative power
d)
elastic power
40.

The Necessary and Proper Clause makes _______ Powers possible in order to fulfill carrying out any type of ______ powers.

a)

delegated / implied

b)

implied / delegated

c)

implied / expressed

d)

expressed / implied

41.

The implied powers to create the service academies and draft people into military service are both made possible by the expressed powers to _____________.

a)

regulate commerce and banking

b)

declare war and raise the Army and Navy

c)

regulate taxes and borrow money

d)

impeach federal officers and coin money

42.
Which of these are powers of Congress
a)
Raise & spend revenue,borrow money,print money,regulate trade,punish counterfeiting,decide rules for bankruptcy
b)
Declare war,create armed forces, rules for armed forces, protect from pirates
c)
Create post office, create Federal courts, create National capital, create copyrights/patents
d)
all of the above

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