CIVICS UNIT 2

What is the legislative Branch?

• The legislative branch manages the military.
• the part of a government, such as the U.S. federal government, that is responsible for making laws.

• The legislative branch interprets laws.
• The legislative branch enforces laws.

• What article was The Legislative branch created under?

• Article IV
• Article I
• Article III
• Article II

• What's the main job of the legislative branch?

• To interpret laws.
• To make laws.
• To enforce laws.
• To execute laws.

• The legislative Branch is also known as what?

• Congress
• Judicial Branch
• Senate
• House of Lords

• What are the two chambers of Congress called?

• House of Commons and House of Lords
• House of Representatives and Senate
• Senate and Assembly
• Congress and Parliament

How many members are in both the House and the Senate?

• 435

• 100

• 200

• 450

• How old do you have to be to serve in the House?

• 25+ years old

• 18+ years old

• 30+ years old

• 21+years old

• What does Bicameral mean?

• Bicameral refers to a single-chamber legislative system.
• Bicameral means having three branches of government.
• Bicameral is a term used for a type of voting system.
• Bicameral means having two chambers or houses in a legislative body.

• What happens to a state's House of Representative members if the state population grows?

• The state may gain additional House of Representative members.
• The state will only gain Senate members.
• The number of members remains unchanged regardless of population.
• The state will lose House of Representative members.

• Approximately how many citizens does ONE House of Representative member represent?

• Average about 750,000 Us Citizens

• Approximately 300,000 citizens.
• Approximately 1,200,000 citizens.
• Approximately 500,000 citizens.