Legislative Branch Vocabulary

Legislative Branch Vocabulary

9th - 12th Grade

25 Qs

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Legislative Branch Vocabulary

Legislative Branch Vocabulary

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

Created by

Jessica Stanley

Used 5+ times

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Seats of the House of Representatives are apportioned (distributed) according to population

Apportioned

Reapportioned

Census

Constituency

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Seats of the House of Representatives are redistributed based on the results of the census

Apportioned

Reapportioned

Census

Gerrymandering

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

People and interests House members represent

Constituency

Gerrymandering

Apportioned

Reapportioned

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Congress is made up of TWO houses: House of Representatives AND Senate

Constituency

Unicameral

Virginia Plan

Bicameral

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

ALL revenue (taxes) bills MUST originate in the House of Representatives; the HoR has the this power

16th Amendment

17th Amendment

Power of the Purse

Reapportioned

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Allows Congress to levy an income tax

16th Amendment

17th Amendment

Veto

Pocket Veto

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A proposed law, must originate in the House of Representatives or the Senate, except for revenue bills which MUST originate in the House

Veto

Rider

Bill

Cloture

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