Top 35 Legislative Cards for SS test

Question 1

1L.
Who may suggest a bill?

Answer 1

Any concerned citizen

Question 2

4L.
How many senators are there?

Answer 2

100

Question 3

5L.
How long is a senator’s term of office?

Answer 3

6 years

Question 4

6L.
Which house represents the states?

Answer 4

Senate

Question 5

7L.
What number is a “quorum” in the Senate?

Answer 5

51

Question 6

8L.
How many senators does Minnesota have?

Answer 6

2

Question 7

9L.
Who is in charge of the Senate?

Answer 7

The Vice President

Question 8

10L.
Where do most bills die?

Answer 8

In Committee

Question 9

11L.
What is the minimum number of representatives a state must have in the House of Representatives?

Answer 9

1

Question 10

16L.
What does it mean to convene?

Answer 10

To assemble

Question 11

18L.
If a state has 29 electoral votes, how many representatives does the state have in the House of Representatives?

Answer 11

27

Question 12

19L.
What are the three branches of government?

Answer 12

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

Question 13

20L.
Our government is unique because it is both _____ and _____.

Answer 13

Flexible and stable

Question 14

21L.
What is the job of the Legislative Branch of government?

Answer 14

To make laws

Question 15

22L.
What is a one-house legislature called?

Answer 15

Unicameral

Question 16

23L.
When does Congress convene?

Answer 16

January 3rd

Question 17

24L.
How do we decide how many representatives each state will have?

Answer 17

By the population

Question 18

25L.
Is there a limit on debate in the Senate?

Answer 18

No

Question 19

33L.
Can the Speaker of the House vote on issues in the House?

Answer 19

Yes

Question 20

34L.
Our government is self-governing so we call this country a _______.

Answer 20

Democracy

Question 21

35L.
What do the initials “P.L.” stand for on a former bill?

Answer 21

Public Law

Question 22

36L.
What is a two-house legislature called?

Answer 22

Bicameral

Question 23

37L.
Can the President Pro Tempore vote on Senate issues?

Answer 23

Yes

Question 24

38L.
Who succeeds the Vice President as President of the United States

Answer 24

Speaker of the House

Question 25

43L.
Is there a limit on debate in the House of Representatives?

Answer 25

Yes-1 Hour

Question 26

44L.
How many representatives are in the House of Representatives?

Answer 26

435

Question 27

45L.
What are the two major political parties in the U.S.?

Answer 27

Democrats and Republicans

Question 28

46L.
A representative’s term of office is ____ years.

Answer 28

2

Question 29

47L.
What are the names of the two houses in our federal government?

Answer 29

House of Representatives and Senate

Question 30

48L.
How do we decide how many senators a state has?

Answer 30

Each state has 2

Question 31

50L.
Which house represents the people?

Answer 31

House of Representatives

Question 32

51L.
Does the U.S. Constitution say that we have two political parties?

Answer 32

No

Question 33

52L.
For a bill to become a law it must pass both houses, true or false?

Answer 33

True

Question 34

63L.
What is the supreme law of the land?

Answer 34

The U.S. Constitution

Question 35

64L.
A record of what goes on in Congress is printed in the _____ _____.

Answer 35

Congressional Record