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WorksheetsLegislative Branch Quiz
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 21mins
Choose whether the statement describes the House, Senate, Neither or Both.
Members serve a six year term.
House
Senate
Neither
Both
Choose whether the statement represents the House, Senate, Neither, or Both
Every seat is up for election every 2 years.
House
Senate
Neither
Both
Choose whether the statement describes the House, Senate, Neither or Both:
Members must be at least 30 years old.
House
Senate
Neither
Both
Choose whether the statement describes the House, Senate, Neither, or Both.
This chamber is led by the Vice President of the U.S.
House
Senate
Neither
Both
Choose whether the statement describes the House, Senate, Neither, or Both.
This chamber can impeach officials or accuse them of wrongdoing.
House
Senate
Neither
Both
When is the only time that the Vice President votes in the Senate?
When there is a tie on the Senate Floor
When the majority votes no.
When he is in attendance
When the majority votes yes.
What is step 1 of a bill becoming a law?
The Bill is sent to a committee
The Bill idea must be proposed to either house of congress
It is sent to the president
Both houses must approve of the bill
If something happens to both the President AND the Vice President who would be next to lead the United States?
Secretary of Defense
Speaker of the House
Secretary of State
President Pro Tempore
After being introduced on the floor, a bill moves to
the appropriate standing committee
floor debate
the president's desk
a roll-call vote
A twenty-eight-year-old citizen could be elected
to the House of the Senate
to neither house of Congress
only to the House of Representatives
only to the Senate
Gwen is considering running for Senate. She is a US citizen by naturalization. How long would she have to have been a citizen of the US and how old would she have to be?
7 years a citizen and 25 years old
9 years a citizen and 30 years old
14 years a citizen and 35 years old
5 years a citizen and 21 years old
Congress is considered a bicameral body because...
The Great Compromise established equal representation in the House.
It has a House of Representatives and a Senate.
It has 535 members.
The Legislative branch is more powerful than the Executive branch.
The Constitution say "Congress can coin money and regulate its value" When Congress creates the Federal Reserve System in order to coin money this is an example of...
An expressed power
An implied power
Both the United States Congress and the Virginia General Assembly have two legislative houses that work together to make the laws. This is known as having a ____ legislature.
Bicameral
Polarized
Bipolar
Bureaucracy
There are many political organizations that have common beliefs and interests in a certain cause. Their goal is to influence public policy making and they can best be categorized as:
Concerned Parents
Congressional Groups
Lobbyists
Special Interest Groups
The tactic sometimes used by Senators to delay the passing of a proposed bill until the Sponsor can withdraw it is a ___.
Lobbyist
Government shut down
Filibuster
Required 2/3 override
How does the constitutional republic of the United States reflect the ideas expressed in this document?
by establishing a tradition of civic participation
by allowing states to challenge federal laws in court
by maintaining rule of law and holding all citizens accountable
by creating a separation of powers between branches of government
Based on the passage from the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution, which foundational principle is being described below?
“We the People of the United States, … do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
rule of law
limited government
due process of law
equality of mankind
The diagram shows the connections between colonists' views on government and historical documents.
Which phrase completes this diagram?
habeas corpus
natural rights
due process of law
representative self-government
Which foundational principle is reflected in the creation of three branches of government?
natural rights
social contract
separation of powers
consent of the governed
The passage is from Anti-Federalist Paper #84, written by John DeWitt in 1787.
“The Constitution proposed to your acceptance is designed, not for yourselves alone, but for generations yet unborn. The principles, therefore, upon which the social compact is founded, ought to have been clearly and precisely stated, and the most express and full declaration of rights to have been made. But on this subject there is almost an entire silence.”
Based on the passage provided, with which statement regarding ratification of the U.S. Constitution would DeWitt agree?
The Constitution should limit local government.
The Constitution should protect individual rights.
The Constitution should create a strong national government.
The Constitution should protect the rights of the individual states.
Which answer has steps of how a Bill becomes a Law in the correct order
Bill is introduced, bill is debated in House/Senate, Bills get assigned to a committee, bill is voted in the House/Senate, bill is sent to the president
Bill is debated in House/Senate, Bills get assigned to a committee, bill is voted in the House/Senate, Bill is introduced, bill is sent to the president
Bill is introduced, Bills get assigned to a committee, bill is debated in House/Senate, bill is voted in the House/Senate, bill is sent to the president
Bill is sent to the president, Bill is debated in House/Senate, Bills get assigned to a committee, bill is voted in the House/Senate, Bill is introduced,
Which section of the Constitution gives Congress its power?
Article I, section 8
Article II, Section 4
Article III, Section 1
the Bill of Rights
The newspaper headline below describes an event in U.S. history.
Which parts of the national government participated in the process described in the newspaper headline?
Senate and President
Supreme Court and President
House of Representatives and Senate
Supreme Court and House of Representatives
Complete the Chart:
Limiting the power of Congress
Limiting the power of the Supreme Court
Ways the Congress impacts foreign affairs
Ways the Congress impacts domestic affairs
Which branch of government has the power to ¨declare war¨?
the legislative
the executive
the judicial
the president
What parts of the government made this headline happen?
Senate and President
Supreme Court and President
House of Representatives
Supreme Court and House of Representatives
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The diagram shows some of the steps involved in passing a federal law. What is the next step in the lawmaking process?
The President signs the bill.
The bill is sent to the Senate.
The bill is sent to a conference committee.
The bill is debated on the floor of the House.
SS.7.CG.3.7
A bill is passed by both the House and the Senate. the bill is then submitted to the President. Which is NOT an option for the President?
let the bill die in committee
sign the bill and it becomes law
veto the bill and inform Congress of the reasons for the veto
not sign the bill and after 10 days, if Congress is not in session, the bill dies
Which is not an enumerated power of congress?
Power to establish lower courts
power to declare war
power to maintain highways
power to collect taxes
This diagram shows some of the steps involved in how a bill becomes a law. Which answer completes the diagram?
The bill is sent to the Senate standing committee, debated and then approved
The senate passes its own version of the bill
The bill goes to a conference committee for revision
Congress overturns the president’s veto by 2/3 vote
