Legislative Branch Test

The main job of the legislative branch is to

• make the laws

• define the laws

• enforce the laws

• explain the laws

The plan of government approved to be the supreme law of the land was _____.

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Executive Agreement

• the U.S. Constitution

• the Article of Confederation

The number of branches in our government is ______.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The Legislative Branch of the U.S. government is _______

• tricameral

• quadcameral

• bicameral

• unicameral

There are ____ Amendments added to the U.S. Constitution.

• 7

• 10

• 27

• 30

The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are known as the ____.

• Preamble

• Bill of Rights

• Articles

• Articles of Confederation

Each state if represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by _____.

• 2 representatives

• 4 representatives

• 5 representatives

• a number of representatives determined by state population

The members of the United States House are elected to a ____ year term.

• 6

• 3

• 2

• 10

The speaker of the house is chosen by ____.

• members of the House

• the president

• the congress

• the cabinet

To be a member of the House of Representatives you must have these qualifications ____.

• live in the state you represent

• have been a U.S. citizen for 7 years

• be at least 25 years

• all of the above