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WorksheetsLegislative Branch Test
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
The main job of the legislative branch is to
make the laws
define the laws
enforce the laws
explain the laws
The plan of government approved to be the supreme law of the land was _____.
the Declaration of Independence
the Executive Agreement
the U.S. Constitution
the Article of Confederation
The number of branches in our government is ______.
1
2
3
4
The Legislative Branch of the U.S. government is _______
tricameral
quadcameral
bicameral
unicameral
There are ____ Amendments added to the U.S. Constitution.
7
10
27
30
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are known as the ____.
Preamble
Bill of Rights
Articles
Articles of Confederation
Each state if represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by _____.
2 representatives
4 representatives
5 representatives
a number of representatives determined by state population
The members of the United States House are elected to a ____ year term.
6
3
2
10
The speaker of the house is chosen by ____.
members of the House
the president
the congress
the cabinet
To be a member of the House of Representatives you must have these qualifications ____.
live in the state you represent
have been a U.S. citizen for 7 years
be at least 25 years
all of the above
All impeachment proceedings must start in the
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Congress
The number of representatives a state has depends on
the number of voters in the state
the population of the state
the number of Senators in the state
a number chose by the President
The number of members in the House of Representatives is
435
438
345
347
Bills to rais taxes in the U.S. government must originate in the _____.
House
Senate
Supreme Court
White House
We have ___ Senators representing us in Congress.
50
100
35
75
The presiding officer of the United States Senate is
Speaker
Secretary of State
President Pro Tempore
Vice President
Qualification for a Senator are
must be at least 30 years old, U.S. citizen for 7 years, live in the state you represent
at least 30 years old, U.S. citizen for 11 years, live in the state you represent
at least 30 years old, U.S. citizen for 9 years, live in the state you represent
at least 35 years old, U.S. citizen for 9 years, live in the state you represent
All Senators are elected by the _____.
state legislators
House of Representatives
the people (the voters)
electoral college
Members of the United States Senate are elected for a term of ______.
two years
six years
four years
ten years
What happens in the Senate to make sure that at least 2/3 of the members always have experience?
senate members don't have to run for re-election
some senate members get life long appointments
only 1/3 of the Senators run for re-election
only 2/3 of the Senators run for re-election
The power to hold impeachment proceedings belong to _____.
the House
the Senate
the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Congress
In order for a bill to pass it must have a _____ vote.
quorum
favorable
minority
majority
A bill may become a law over a president's veto if ____.
both houses pass it with a 2/3 vote
the Supreme Court passes the law
the Vice President ok's it
the voters want this bill to be a law
A Constitutional Amendment for the U.S. Constitution must have the agreement of ____.
the people
2/3 of both houses of Congress
all of the states
the President
War may be declared by
the President
the Speaker of the House
Congress
the Supreme Court
Approves presidential nominations
Senate
House
both
