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WorksheetsLegislative Branch Study Guide
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 27mins
Which branch of government is responsible for creating laws?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
How many total Representatives are there?
270
435
100
51
How many Senators per State?
10
Depends on population
2
100
How many total senators are there?
49
100
435
218
Why are there two houses in Congress?
So the Legislative branch did not become too powerful
To balance out the power between large states (proportional representation) and small states (equal representation)
To have more representatives with different ideas in different areas of Congress
So The Legislative branch could think over laws more carefully
How long is a senators term?
8
4
6
2
How long is a Representatives term?
2
7
8
4
What Requirement is shared between becoming a Senator and Representative?
Citizen of U.S. for 9 years
A Resident of the state you hope to represent
Citizen of U.S. for 7 years
Be at lest 30 years old
How old does someone have to be before running for Representatives?
35
25
20
30
Who can propose an idea for a bill?
President
Common People
Special Interest groups
All of these
What are the two houses of Congress?
Senate and Congress
House of Representatives and Senate
Legislative and Executive
Judicial and House of Representatives
How is representation determined in the Senate?
By the population of the state
Voting
Equal Representation
None of these
How long must you have been a citizen to be a senator?
7 years
2 years
9 years
No citizenship requirements
How is representation determined in the House of Representatives?
Equal representation
By the population of the state
Voting
None of these
What were the two plans that aimed to set up the legislative branch?
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
Ohio and Virginia Plan
Minnesota and Wisconsin plan
Two house legislative plan
The (a) proposed representation based on population while the (b) proposed representation based on equality.
How many representatives do we have in Minnesota
1
8
12
25
Who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives?
Vice President
Speaker of the House
Majority Leader
Chief Justice
What is the minimum age required to become a U.S. Senator?
25
21
30
35
What is the main responsibility of the House of Representatives?
Enforcing laws
Interpreting laws
Appointing judges
Making laws
What is the minimum age required to become a member of the House of Representatives?
21
30
35
25
What is the function of the legislative branch?
Cual es la funccion de la rama legislativa?
Execute the Laws
To create the laws
Review the Laws
Determine what is constitutional
Our congress is bicameral, meaning it has how many houses?
nuestro congreso es bicameral, significando que tiene cuantas cameras?
(a)
The (a) contains 435 members. The (b) contains (c) members.
Congress can remove public officials from office. What is this called?
Como se llama el proceso congresional de destituir a oficiales publicos?
Copyrights
Advice and Consent
Committee
Impeachment
What is the minimum age to become a member of congress?
Cual es la edad minima para hacerse miembro del congreso?
25
30
35
22
The (a) clause gives congress powers that are (b)
vice president
casts a Senate vote only in case of a tie
population
basis of representation in the House of Representatives
representatives
focus on their districts, rather than the entire state
legislative
Framers planned for this branch to be the most powerful
term
the two-year period during which Congress meets
Senators serve
four-year terms.
five-year terms.
six-year terms.
two-year terms.
Congress may override a presidential veto with a
majority vote.
two-thirds vote.
unanimous vote.
three-quarters vote.
Which official chairs the proceedings of the U.S. House of Representatives?
Sergeant-at-Arms
Speaker of the House
President pro tempore
Vice President of the US
Congress's power to coin money is
an elastic power
an enumerated power
an implied power
a nonlegislative power
What does the Legislative Branch have the right to do?
Interpret the Constitution
Declare War
Enforce laws
All of the above
Powers of the Federal government, not specifically stated, based on "necessary and proper" clause, Elastic Clause
Implied Powers
Relegated Powers
Savage Powers
Elastic Powers
Term that describes how the Constitution is able to "stretch" and adapt to change over time
Elastic Clause
Executive Order
Congressional Censor
Judicial Review
Congressional powers directly stated in the Constitution are
the expressed powers
the implied powers
The judicial branch can check the power of the legislative branch by
refusing to seat members of Congress.
declaring laws passed by Congress unconstitutional.
withholding the pay of congressional members.
impeaching members of Congress.
Who is in charge of the Senate when the Vice President is gone?
President Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House
Senator from California
Majority Leader
What power does the House have in the impeachment process?
formally charge the person by passing the articles of impeachment
remove the official from office and deny them the right of ever serving in U.S. public office
try the official in a trial
Senators serve
4 year terms
6 year terms
3 year terms
2 year terms
Congress may override a presidential veto with a
majority vote
3/4 vote
2/3 vote
unanimous vote
To run for senator, you must
be at least 25 years old
be at least 30 years old
have been a US Citizen for fifteen years
have a law degree
Which branch of government can declare war?
All three branches
Executive branch
Legislative branch
Judicial branch
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
What qualification do both houses of congress have in common?
Members must be born in the United States
Members must be at least 30 years old
Members must graduate from college
Members must live in the state they represent.
