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WorksheetsLegislative Branch Quiz Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
The smaller house of the U.S. Congress with 100 members is the:
Assembly
House of Representatives
Senate
Supreme Court
The larger house of the U.S. Congress with 435 members is the:
Assembly
House of Representatives
Senate
Supreme Court
Which of the following would be an example of an ordinance?
A 30 mph speed limit on a city street.
A ban on abortion in the state of Wisconsin.
Limiting the number of immigrants coming to the United States from Mexico.
The state of Florida deciding they're not going to collect a state income tax from its residents.
All of the following states have only 1 representative in the House of Representatives except:
Hawaii
Wyoming
Alaska
Vermont
The number of Neenah’s congressional district in Wisconsin
2
4
6
8
The name of Neenah’s lawmaking body.
Assembly
City Council
School Board
Congress
House of Representatives:
Length of Term / Age Requirement
8 years
30 years old
2 years
25 years old
4 years
21 years old
6 years
18 years old
The state with the most U.S. Representatives
California
Texas
Wisconsin
Alaska
A 32-year-old member of Congress has recently been reelected for her second term of office. It may be assumed that this person is a:
senator
representative
democrat
republican
What is the #1 job of Congress related to laws?
Create bills / make laws
Veto bills / laws
Decide if bills / laws are constitutional
Enforcing bills / laws
Sentate:
Length of Term / Age Requirement
8 years
18 years old
2 years
25 years old
4 years
21 years old
6 years
30 years old
How many aldermen/alderwomen serve the city of Neenah?
3
5
7
9
Congress is a part of the:
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Federal Branch
The U.S. Congress does their work in the:
White House
Capitol Building
Supreme Court
Washington Monument
The names of the two U.S. Senators that represent Wisconsin in the U.S. Sentate
Ron Johnson & Tammy Baldwin
Mike Johnson & Kamala Harris
Nate Guftason & Rachael Cabral Guevara
Who is Neenah's representative in the House of Representatives?
Nate Guftason
Glen Grothman
Rachael Cabral Guevara
Who is the speaker of the House of Representatives?
Mike Johnson
Ron Johnson
Tammy Baldwin
Kamala Harris
Wisconsin is divided up into ____________ congressional districts.
4
6
8
10
Who is Vice President of the United States & President of the Senate?
Mike Johnson
Ron Johnson
Tammy Baldwin
Kamala Harris
Who is this?
Mike Johnson
Ron Johnson
Mr. Krull's dad
Joe Biden
Who is this?
Mike Johnson
Ron Johnson
Roger Roth
Joe Biden
This individual just won election to the 53rd Assembly district and is also the former mayor of Neenah.
Mike Johnson
Dean Kaufert
Nate Gustafson
Ron Johnson
Who is this?
Nate Guftason
Glen Grothman
Ron Johnson
Who is this group of people?
Neenah School Board
Neenah City Council
Neenah Judicial Branch
Neenah Mayor's Office
After a bill is sponsored in either the House or the Senate, the next step in the process is it:
goes to the President
goes to committee
goes to the other house of Congress
goes to a conference committee
A conference committee is made up of:
members of the House of Representatives
members of the Senate
members of the House of Representatives AND members of the Senate
members of the President's cabinet
In order for a bill to get to the President, it has to:
pass only the House of Representatives
pass only the Senate
pass both the House of Representatives and the Senate
pass through the Judicial Branch
What are the TWO options the President has with a bill once he receives it?
Sign it
Veto it
Send it back to Congress
Send to to a conference committee
The term posterity means:
future generations
peacefulness
within the U.S.
overall well-being of the U.S.
The term "domestic tranquility" means:
peace within the U.S.
future generations
peace with other countrires
having a military
The phrase "establish justice" in the Preamble is the responsiblity of:
The President / Executive Branch
Congress / Legislative Branch
Supreme Court / Judicial Branch
All eligible voters
When we talk about "forming a more perfect union" in the Preamble,
we are referring to more perfect than:
Congress
The Constitution
The Declaration of Indepdendence
The Articles of Confederation
How does the Preamble of the Constitution begin?
We the people
Four score and seven years ago
We the United States
When in the course of human events
What is another name for preamble?
Introduction
Conclusion
Laws
Government
What is the purpose of the Preamble?
To break away from Britain and declare independence.
To explain the goals of the Constitution.
To discuss the faults of the Articles of Confederation.
To inaugurate Washington for the first president.
