Legislative Branch Quiz

The job of the Legislative Branch is to...

• Make laws.
• Review Laws

• Make Treaties

• Decide Cases

The Legislative Branch has two houses, meaning it is…

• Bicameral.
• Tricameral

• Quadrifocal

• Bicycle

The number of Senators for each state is based on…

• Population

• Every State Gets 2

• 435

• 100

The amount of Representatives (In the House of Representatives) is based on...

• The economic output of each state.
• The total number of states in the union.
• The geographical size of each state.
• The population of each state as determined by the census.

The 3/5ths Compromise said...

• The 3/5ths Compromise stated that only free individuals would be counted for representation.
• The 3/5ths Compromise stated that three-fifths of the enslaved population would be counted for representation in Congress.
• The 3/5ths Compromise allowed for the full counting of enslaved individuals in taxation.
• The 3/5ths Compromise was a law that abolished slavery in the United States.

The requirements to be a Senator are (list)... (select all that apply)

• At least 30 years old.

• U.S. citizen for at least 9 years.

• Resident of the state they represent.

• Must like tacos

The leader of the House of Representatives is...

• Speaker of the House
• Majority Leader
• Minority Leader
• Whip

The tie-breaker in the Senate is...

• the Chief Justice
• the Majority Leader
• the Speaker of the House
• the Vice President

When a Senator keeps talking to stall or delay a bill it is called a...

• Filibuster.
• Ex Post Fact

• Habeas Corpus

• Saturday

Who starts, or accuses, in the impeachment process?

• The House of Representatives
• The Senate
• The President
• The Supreme Court