Law Review

Federal laws are made by the United States ________

The US Congress is also known as the ___________ Branch of government.

The US _____________ is made up of 100 members (2 elected from each state),

• House of Representatives

• White House

• Senate

• Supreme Court

The US House of Representatives is made up of 435 members, ___ of whom are elected by the citizens of Massachusetts.

• 2

• 5

• 7

• 9

If the majority of both houses of Congress (the Senate and the House of Representatives) vote in favor of a bill (a proposed law), it will become an official law if the ___________ signs it.

Laws can be challenged and the federal courts, most importantly, the ________ ________ decide if a law is constitutional or not.

The same basic process happens at the state level in each state. Instead of the president signing or rejecting laws, it is the state's ________ who does that.

• mayor

• prime minister

• governor

• dictator

The Massachusetts state legislature is made up of 40 senators and 160 representatives. Weirdly, our state legislature is known as the General ________.

Towns and cities (known as municipalities) can make small laws or rules known as _______.

• ordinances

• mini-laws

• requirements

• recommendations