WorksheetsLegislative Branch Study Guide
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the main purpose of the Legislative Branch?
a)
A) Enforce laws
b)
B) Interpret laws
c)
C) Make laws
d)
D) Appoint judges
2.
How long is the speaking time limit during House of Representative debates?
a)
A) 2 minutes
b)
B) 5 minutes
c)
C) 10 minutes
d)
D) Unlimited
3.
What is the title of the presiding officer and most powerful leader in the House of Representatives?
a)
A) Majority Leader
b)
B) Speaker of the House
c)
C) Whip
d)
D) President Pro Tempore
4.
Who is the current Speaker of the House?
a)
A) Kevin McCarthy
b)
B) Steve Scalise
c)
C) Mike Johnson
d)
D) Chuck Schumer
5.
What is one of the Speaker of the House’s main duties?
a)
A) Voting to break Senate ties
b)
B) Scheduling bills for action
c)
C) Approving treaties
d)
D) Signing bills into law
6.
Who helps plan legislative programs and steer important bills through the House?
a)
A) Speaker of the House
b)
B) Majority Leader
c)
C) Majority Whip
d)
D) Vice President
7.
What is the role of the Majority Whip?
a)
A) Enforce debate limits
b)
B) Persuade members to vote with their party
c)
C) Write new laws
d)
D) Approve presidential appointments
8.
What percentage of bills typically make it to the House floor for a vote?
a)
A) 5–10%
b)
B) 10–20%
c)
C) 25–30%
d)
D) Over 50%
9.
What is a quorum in the House of Representatives?
a)
A) The Speaker’s advisory council
b)
B) The minimum number of members required for official action
c)
C) The first reading of a bill
d)
D) A vote to end debate
10.
How many senators represent each U.S. state?
a)
A) One
b)
B) Two
c)
C) Three
d)
D) Four
11.
Who presides (manage) over the Senate?
a)
A) The Speaker
b)
B) The President Pro Tempore
c)
C) The Vice President
d)
D) The Chief Justice
12.
When does the Vice President vote in the Senate?
a)
A) To break a tie
b)
B) To confirm judges
c)
C) To start a debate
d)
D) Always
13.
What is a filibuster?
a)
A) A formal impeachment proceeding
b)
B) A tactic to delay or block legislation by long debate
c)
C) A rule to fast-track bills
d)
D) A motion to approve treaties
14.
How many Senate votes are required to invoke cloture and end a filibuster?
a)
A) 51
b)
B) 55
c)
C) 60
d)
D) 67
15.
Which of the following is a benefit of the filibuster?
a)
A) It encourages gridlock
b)
B) It protects minority rights
c)
C) It limits debate
d)
D) It speeds up legislation
16.
Which of the following is a drawback of the filibuster?
a)
A) It prevents debate
b)
B) It undermines majority rule and causes gridlock
c)
C) It limits minority input
d)
D) It strengthens bipartisanship
17.
How long are the elected terms of members of the Senate?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
d)
8 years
18.
How many members are in the Senate?
a)
100
b)
250
c)
435
d)
535
19.
Which of the following is a unique power held by members of the Senate?
a)
Control of the veto
b)
The ability to filibuster
c)
Control of the appropriations process
d)
The ability to impeach the president
20.
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
a)
all people of the state
b)
all people of the city
c)
all people of his or her party
d)
all people of the United States
21.
How many U.S. senators are there?
a)
50
b)
100
c)
435
d)
535
22.
According to the Constitution, the minimum age to be a Senator is
a)
25
b)
30
c)
35
d)
40
23.
Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?
a)
Vice President
b)
President
c)
Speaker of the House
d)
Majority Leader
24.
The job of the Legislative Branch is to
a)
interpret (explain) the laws
b)
carry out or enforce the laws
c)
make the laws
25.
2.1- Which Congressional leader controls the Rules Committee and determines whether bills come to a vote in the House?
a)
the Senate Majority Leader
b)
the Speaker of the House
c)
the Vice President
d)
the House President Pro Tempore
26.
Who is the top assistant to the Speaker of the House?
a)
majority leader
b)
minority leader
c)
whip
d)
vice president
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