1) Name the three branches of government. a) Legislative, Executive, and Judicial b) Federal, State, and Local 2) The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government? a) Executive branch b) Legislative branch 3) What part of the federal government writes laws? a) Supreme Court b) Congress 4) What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? a) Senate and Cabinet b) Senate and House of Representatives 5) Name one power of the U.S. Congress. a) Writes laws b) Enforces laws 6) How many U.S. senators are there? a) 50 b) 100 7) How long is a term for a U.S. senator? a) 6 years b) 4 years 8) Who is one of your state’s U.S. senators now? a) John Hickenlooper b) Jared Polis 9) How many voting members are in the House of Representatives? a) 435 b) 100 10) How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives? a) 4 years b) 2 years 11) Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S. senators? a) To save government money b) To more closely follow public opinion 12) How many senators does each state have? a) One b) Two 13) Why does each state have two senators? a) Based on population size b) Equal representation for small states 14) Name your U.S. representative. a) JD Vance b) Digette, Crowe 15) What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? a) The President of the Senate b) Mike Johnson 16) Who does a U.S. senator represent? a) Citizens of their state b) Only the federal government 17) Who elects U.S. senators? a) Citizens from their state b) The state legislature 18) Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent? a) All citizens of the United States b) Citizens in their district 19) Who elects members of the House of Representatives? a) Citizens from their congressional district b) The President 20) Some states have more representatives than other states. Why? a) Because they have more senators b) Because of the state’s population

Legislative Branch Civics Q16-35 (128 Q)

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