Legislative Branch

Legislative Branch

12th Grade

10 Qs

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Legislative Branch

Legislative Branch

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Kelly Cook

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the two parts of Congress?

House of Representatives and Senate

Executive Branch and Judicial Branch

Supreme Court and State Courts

House of Commons and House of Lords

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the framers decide two houses in Congress?

To have a system of checks and balances

To make the legislative process more efficient

To give more power to the President

To follow the British Parliament's example

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Give one power of the HOUSE

Approving treaties

Confirming Supreme Court justices

Impeaching federal officials

Ratifying international agreements

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Give one power of the SENATE

Proposing and passing tax laws

Approving presidential appointments

Declaring war

Creating federal courts

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the compromise that created a 2-house Congress?

The Virginia Plan

The New Jersey Plan

The Great Compromise

The Three-Fifths Compromise

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is considered the 'upper' house?

House of Representatives

Senate

Executive Branch

Judicial Branch

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The exact size of the House of Representatives is determined by Congress based on what?

The total number of seats in the Senate

The total number of seats in the House

The respective populations of the States

The number of terms a representative may serve

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