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Legislative Branch

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A formal charge against a government official is:

a)

Filibuster

b)

Impeachment

c)

Ordinance

d)

Override

2.

The people represented by members of a law-making body are called...

a)

Constituents

b)

Filibuster

c)

Congress

d)

Committees

3.

A president's power to reject a bill passed is called a...

a)

constituent

b)

override

c)

impeachment

d)

veto

4.

The lawmaking branch of government is called

a)

the executive branch

b)

the legislative branch

c)

the judicial branch

d)

the federal branch

5.

The two houses that make up congress are called:

a)

The House of Representatives and the Senate

b)

The Senate and the Supreme Court

c)

The Supreme Court and the Executive Branch

d)

The Congress and the Senate

6.

The total number of representatives in ALL of the US Congress is:

a)

5

b)

145

c)

535

d)

100

7.

How is the number of members in the House a state receives determined?

a)

By the census

b)

By going on strike

c)

By voting

d)

By the President

8.

The title of the leader in the House is:

a)

Majority Whip

b)

Minority Leader

c)

Vice President

d)

Speaker

9.

The title of the leader in the Senate is:

a)

Minority Whip

b)

Majority Leader

c)

Vice President

d)

Speaker

10.

How many years is the term of office in the House?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

11.

How many years is the term of office in the Senate?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

12.

Impeachment means

a)

To remove from office

b)

To go to jail

c)

To charge with a crime or misdemeanor

d)

A type of fuzzy fruit