Chapter 9 Midterm Quiz

U.S. Senators are elected for

• four years
• two years
• life
• six years

Members of the House of Representatives are are elected for

• two years
• six years
• four years
• life

The total number of members in the House of Representatives is

• 435
• 453
• 100
• 50

The total number of U.S. Senators is

• 435
• 354
• 100
• 50

The presiding officer of the Senate is

• the Chief Justice
• the President
• the Speaker
• the Vice President

The executive branch

• makes laws

• explains laws

• carries out, or executes, the laws

• declares laws unconstitutional

The judicial branch

• makes laws
• interprets laws
• enforces laws
• vetoes laws

The number of justices on the Supreme Court is

• seven
• nine
• eleven
• fifteen

The supreme law of the land is

• a state constitution
• a law passed by Congress
• a U.S. treaty
• the U.S. Constitution

The person who takes the President's place if he or she is unable to serve a full term is the

• President pro tempore
• Speaker of the House
• Chief Justice
• Vice President