Constitution Test: Legislative branch

Question 1

Who is the leader

Answer 1

the speaker of the house

Question 2

Qualifications for house of rep

Answer 2

-25 yrs old
-7 year citizen
-live in state you represent

Question 3

Qualifications for senate

Answer 3

-35 yrs old
-9 year citizen
-live in state you are chosen for

Question 4

Term for hours of rep

Answer 4

2 years

Question 5

Term of senate

Answer 5

6 years

Question 6

Who chooses Senators

Answer 6

Chosen by the people by voting

Question 7

who chooses the reps

Answer 7

The people that live in that state

Question 8

Legislative=

Answer 8

Congress

Question 9

Article #

Answer 9

1

Question 10

power

Answer 10

make new laws or change existing laws

Question 11

Check 1

Answer 11

Can override a presidential veto

Question 12

Check 2

Answer 12

Congress has to approve treaties

Question 13

Check 3

Answer 13

Senate has to approve presidential appointees

Question 14

Check 4

Answer 14

Congress can remove the president from office (house can impeach the president; senate holds trial and votes to convict)

Question 15

Check 5

Answer 15

Senate approves judges

Question 16

Check 6

Answer 16

Congress can check the courts by passing new laws if it is unhappy with the court’s interpretation

Question 17

Check 7

Answer 17

Court has power to declare acts of the president or laws past by Congress to be unconstatutional