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Legislative Branch

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the legislative branch in the US?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

President

c)

Congress

d)

Military

2.

Choose the correct answer that belongs in the blank:

The US Congres ______.

a)

Writes laws

b)

Interprets laws

c)

Enforces laws

d)

Gets rid of laws

3.

True or False: Senators are elected for a six-year term.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True or False: Representatives can be as young as 18.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

How many "houses" of Congress are there?

a)

One (Congress)

b)

Two (Senate and House of Representatives)

c)

Three (Congress, Senate, and House of Representatives)

d)

None

6.

Which of the following is a check Congress has on the President?

a)

Congress can fire the President if they disagree with the way he/she rules

b)

Congress can pick the President when they are unhappy with the way the election turned out

c)

Congress can pick the state the President is from

d)

Congress can override a President's veto of a bill

7.

Choose the correct answer that belongs in the blank:

The number of senators each state gets is _____.

a)

Equal

b)

Proportional to its population

c)

Small

d)

Large

8.

Choose the correct answer that belongs in the blank:

The number of representatives each state gets is

a)

Small

b)

Equal

c)

Proportional to its population

d)

Large

9.

How many members of the Senate are there?

a)

435

b)

9

c)

50

d)

100

10.

How many member are there in the House of Representatives?

a)

435

b)

100

c)

9

d)

50