Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Legislative means .......
a. | to make laws | c. | to judge if someone is guilty | b. | to enforce the
laws | d. | to revolt against the
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The US has a bicameral legislature. What does bicameral mean?
a. | one part | c. | three parts | b. | two parts | d. | four parts |
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What are the two parts of the Congress?
a. | House and Cabinet | c. | President nd the Congress | b. | Congress and Supreme
Court | d. | House and
Senate |
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States get to send members to the House of Representatives based on their
population. The states with more people get to send more members to the House of Representatives. How
many members in the House of Representatives
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Every state gets to send two senators to the Senate. There are 50 states. How
many members are there in the Senate?
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Which branch of government makes the laws for the United States?
a. | President | c. | Congress | b. | Supreme Court | d. | Department of
State |
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The Senate is called the _____ house and the House of Representatives is called
the _____ house.
a. | lower - upper | c. | late - early | b. | upper - lower | d. | big - little |
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How long are members of the House of Representatives elected
a. | 4 years | c. | 1 year | b. | 6 years | d. | 2 years |
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Who is the most powerful member of the House of Representatives
a. | Majority Leader | c. | Majority Whip | b. | Minority Leader | d. | Speaker of the
House |
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Who has the power to impeach the President and other officials of the
governfment?
a. | the Cabinet | c. | the Supreme Court | b. | the Senate | d. | the House of
Representatifes |
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Each state gets to send ____ people to the U.S. Senate?
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After the House impeaches someone, where do they go for a trial?
a. | House | c. | Senate | b. | Department of Justice | d. | Supreme Court |
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Members of Congress cannot be arrested while they are on their way to
congress.
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After Congress passes a law the President must sign it. What does the President
do if he does not want to sign the law?
a. | he can veto it | c. | he can refer it to the Supreme Court | b. | he must sign
it | d. | he can modify
it |
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If the President veto’s a law what can Congress do to pass the law without
his signiture?
a. | pass it again with 2/3 vote in each house | c. | nothing | b. | pass it again with
3/4 vote in each house | d. | appeal to the Supreme Court |
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Which power below if NOT a power that Congress has?
a. | the power to restrict Writs of Habeus Corpus (speedy trial) | c. | the power to raise
money and regulate trade | b. | the power to declare war | d. | the power to declare who is and is not a
citizen |
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Congress has the power to raise taxes and pay the debts of the United
States.
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Only Congress can declare war on another country
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Congress can declare someone a Duke, Earl or King. (titles of nobility)
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States can make treaty’s with foreign countries
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