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House of Representatives Quiz

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the legislative branch do?

a)

Enforces the law

b)

Interprets the law

c)

Makes the law

2.

What are the names of the bi-cameral legislature?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Assembly

c)

Senate

d)

House of Commons

3.

Check three House of Representatives qualifications

a)

25 years old

b)

9 year U.S. citizen

c)

Live in state elected from

d)

7 year U.S. citizen

4.

Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?

a)

President of the House

b)

Speaker of the House

c)

Vice-President

d)

Chief Justice

5.

What do we call the counting of the people every ten years?

a)

Census

b)

Century

c)

Numberation

d)

Concentration

6.

What position does the house decide if a candidate does not get a majority of electoral votes in an election?

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

President protempor

c)

Chief Justice

d)

President

7.

How many representatives are up for re-election every two years?

a)

100

b)

half

c)

435

d)

None, they serve six year terms

8.

How are the number of Representatives for each state determined?

a)

There is one from each state

b)

By population

c)

There are two from each state

d)

By the House of Representatives

9.

A member serving in the House of Representatives serves in a ____________________________.

a)

state

b)

ward

c)

district

d)

precinct

10.
What are the two parts of the Legislative Branch?
a)
House of Representatives and Senate
b)
House of Burgesses and Senate
c)
Supreme Court and House of Representatives
d)
Executive Council and Board of Appeals
11.

If you want to be a representative of Wisconsin, what state do you need to live in?

a)

Washington

b)

West Virginia

c)

Wisconsin

d)

Wyoming

12.

How many years is the term for a state representative?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

13.

The smaller the state by population the

a)

Less seats it gets in the House of Representatives

b)

More seats it gets in the House of Representatives

14.

Which State has the most seats in the House of Representatives?

a)

Texas

b)

California

c)

New York

d)

Nevada

15.

What does the term constituents refer to?

a)

Congressional aides that assist House members.

b)

The people politicians represent.

c)

Changes to the Constitution.

d)

Proposed laws in Congress.

16.

How often are Congressional districts reexamined and possibly redrawn?

a)

2 years

b)

5 years

c)

10 years

d)

25 years

17.

In that document, what purpose was given for taking a census?

a)

to keep track of the changing nature of the population

b)

to report on the state of the union

c)

to determine how many representatives each state would get

d)

to decide how much government funding states would receive

18.
How many districts must be created across the United States for the House of Representative?
a)
643
b)
435
c)
200
d)
100
19.

Each Representative represents roughly about how many people?

a)

2

b)

100

c)

700,000

d)

1 billion

20.

Gerrymandering

a)

Illogical district lines that are drawn to give the advantage to one party.

b)

Districts with close elections.

c)

Reshaping of congressional districts to reflect population changes determined by the U.S. Census.

d)

The difference between spending and revenue.

21.

A tax bill must start in which house?

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

22.

Who approves presidential appointments, like ambassadors, judges, and cabinet members?

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

23.

What does the size of the Congressional District tell us?

a)

How many representatives that district gets

b)

Whether or not, those representatives will be able to vote

c)

Whether the population in the district is spread out or close together

d)

How soon the district will be eliminated due to loss of population

24.

The Senate is referred to as

a)

the people's house

b)

the lower house

c)

the upper house

25.

How long is the term in the Senate?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

26.

What is the age requirement to be a senator?

a)

25 years old

b)

35 years old

c)

30 years old

27.

Each state has ______ senators.

a)

6

b)

2

c)

435

28.

Who presides over the Senate in the absence of the president of the Senate?

a)

Senate Majority Leader

b)

Speaker of the House

c)

President Pro Tempore

d)

Senate Minority Leader

29.

In 1975 the cloture rule was revised. It now requires __ votes to achieve cloture.

a)

50

b)

55

c)

60

d)

65

30.

All of the following are requirements to be a US Senator EXCEPT:

a)

natural-born citizenship

b)

at least 30 years old

c)

a U.S. citizen for at least nine years

d)

a resident of the state he or she represents

31.
a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

32.

Who acts as the president of the Senate?

a)

The Speaker of the House

b)

The Vice President of the United States

c)

The Senate Majority Leader

d)

The President Pro Tempore

33.

Which house of Congress is elected directly by the people?

a)

House

b)

Senate

c)

Both

d)

Neither

34.

Which house of Congress has the power to ratify treaties?

a)

House

b)

Senate

c)

Both

d)

Neither

35.

Who can break tie votes in the Senate?

a)

The President

b)

The Vice President

c)

The Senate Majority Leader

d)

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

36.

They must approve the President's choice for Supreme Court Justice

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

c)

None

37.

Which sides likes the filibuster more?

a)

The party in the majority

b)

The party in the minority

38.
The census, held every 10 years, determines how its members are divided among the states
a)
Senate (alone)
b)
House of Representatives (alone)
c)
Congress (both chambers)
39.
Term of office is 6 years, with 1/3 of its members up for reelection every 2 years
a)
Senate (alone)
b)
House of Representatives (alone)
c)
Congress (both chambers)
40.
Considered to be the more prestigious of the two 
a)
Senate (alone)
b)
House of Representatives (alone)
c)
Congress (both chambers)
41.
535 total members
a)
Senate (alone)
b)
House of Representatives (alone)
c)
Congress (both chambers)
42.
100 total members
a)
Senate (alone)
b)
House of Representatives (alone)
c)
Congress (both chambers)
43.
Representation is based on a state's population
a)
Senate (alone)
b)
House of Representatives (alone)
c)
Congress (both chambers)
44.
Representation is equal for all states
a)
Senate (alone)
b)
House of Representatives (alone)
c)
Congress (both chambers)
45.
All bills for raising revenue must originate here
a)
Senate (alone)
b)
House of Representatives (alone)
c)
Congress (both chambers)
46.
During the impeachment process, formally indicts (or accuses) federal officials
a)
Senate (alone)
b)
House of Representatives (alone)
c)
Congress (both chambers)
47.
Serves as the jury during impeachment process
a)
Senate (alone)
b)
House of Representatives (alone)
c)
Congress (both chambers)

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