Legislative Branch Quiz

What agreement created our two house (bicameral) legislature?

• Three-fifths Compromise

• Confederate Compromise

• Legislative Compromise

• Great Compromise

Which plan suggested a legislature with representation based on population?

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Connecticut Plan

• All of these

How many members does the Senate have total?

• 100

• 435

• 102

• 175

Which house of Congress is based on equality, where every state has two representatives?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Both houses

• Neither house

Which house of Congress is based on population, and each state has proportional representation?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Both houses

• Neither house

How many members are in the current House of Representatives?

• 100

• 435

• 500

• 50

Congress has the power to…

• Declare war

• Override vetoes

• Approve the budget

• All of these

Congress has:

• Expressed Powers

• Implied Powers

• Both expressed and implied powers

• Neither expressed nor implied powers

T/F: Congress can impeach the President

• True

• False

T/F: Congress prepares the annual budget

• True

• False