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Unit 6: Legislative Branch Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the age requirement to run for Senate?

a)
30
b)
40
c)
25
d)
18
2.

Who elects Representatives in the House?

a)

Citizens in their state

b)

Citizens in their district

c)
Senators
d)

President appoints them

3.

What are the requirements to run for the House of Representative?

a)

25 years old

b)

Live in the state their running in

c)

US Citizen for 7 years

d)

30 years old

4.

Qualifications for running for the Senate?

a)

30 years old

b)

US Citizen for 9 years

c)

Resident of the state their running in

d)

25 years old

5.

Which Amendment changed the election of Senators to be directly elected from the people?

a)

18th Amendment

b)
16th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)

17th Amendment

6.

What is the term for drawing congressional district boundaries to gain political advantage?

a)
redistricting
b)
voter suppression
c)
gerrymandering
d)
ballot stuffing
7.

Term for people who live in a Representatives district?

a)
residents
b)
citizens
c)
constituents
d)
voters
8.

How many years is a Senator's term?

a)
6
b)
8
c)
4
d)
2
9.

How many years is a Representative's term?

a)
4
b)
2
c)
6
d)
8
10.

Who approves Presidential Appointments?

a)
President of the United States
b)
United States House of Representatives
c)
United States Senate
d)
Supreme Court
11.

Where do bills about taxes and revenue start?

a)
Senate
b)
Supreme Court
c)
House of Representatives
d)
President
12.

Once a bill is signed by the president, it becomes what?

a)
a recommendation
b)
a suggestion
c)
a proposal
d)
a law
13.

What is the purpose of Congress having committees?

a)

To divide the workload and allow for more focused discussions and decision-making on specific issues.

b)
To increase the power and influence of individual members of Congress.
c)
To create unnecessary bureaucracy and slow down the legislative process.
d)
To provide opportunities for corruption and favoritism.
14.

Once a bill is passed by the House of Representatives, where does it go?

a)
Senate
b)
Supreme Court
c)

Committee

d)

President

15.

How many senators have to agree to stop a filibuster?

a)
30
b)
40
c)
50
d)
60
16.

Filibusters only happen in the Senate

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Once a bill is passed by Congress, where does it go?

a)
To the Supreme Court
b)

To the House

c)
To the Speaker of the House
d)
To the President
18.

What is the main role of the legislature?

a)
Make laws
b)
Execute laws
c)
Interpret laws
d)
Enforce laws
19.

A bill goes through committee before being introduced on the floor of the House

a)

True

b)

False

20.

A committee that is created for both houses to discuss a bill

a)

classified committee

b)
select committee
c)
standing committee
d)
conference committee
21.

This committee is temporarily created to accomplish a special task

a)

select

b)

conference

c)

standing

d)

classified

22.

This committee is permanent and used to consider bills and issues

a)

Classified Committee

b)

Conference Committee

c)
Special Committee
d)
Standing Committee
23.

Who is responsible for making sure legislatures are present for key votes?

a)
governor
b)

whips

c)

president pro tempore

d)

speaker of the house

24.

The President Pro Tempore is the leader of the Senate when Vice President is gone

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The Speaker of the House is the leader of the House of Representative

a)

True

b)

False

26.

What is the purpose of lobbyist?

a)
To influence government officials and policy makers.
b)
To advocate for the rights of citizens.
c)
To provide legal advice to government officials.
d)
To promote transparency and accountability in government.
27.

What is the House of Representative's role in the impeachment process?

a)

They have no role in the impeachment process.

b)

They can only recommend impeachment, but cannot carry out the process.

c)

They can formally remove officials from office

d)

They have the power to accuse or impeach a federal official.

28.

What role does the Senate play in the impeachment process?

a)
The Senate conducts the trial for impeachment.
b)
The Senate determines the guilt or innocence of the accused.
c)
The Senate initiates the impeachment process.
d)
The Senate appoints the judges for the impeachment trial.
29.

Which of the following presidents was impeached?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Bill Clinton

30.

the process of bringing charges against a government official for wrongdoing

a)
impeachment
b)
conviction
c)
indictment
d)
prosecution