Legislative Branch Quiz Question by Brooke Tuttle https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724 Students post questions that they make for a quiz. en-us 2018-10-05 17:22:47 UTC 2025-10-27 15:37:53 UTC hello@padlet.com Make A Quiz! tuttleb2 https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289742211 Using the information that you have learned from the videos, you are going to create multiple choice questions about the legislative branch. You may create no more than ten questions, and you can't use an exact question that has already been given to you in your video packet. You will have ten minutes. I will then pick the ten best questions (in my opinion) and you guys will then answer those questions as a quiz. We will then review together.]]> 2018-10-05 17:23:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289742211 Q: What American document states that Congress is most important branch? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747217 A. Magna Carta 
B. Declaration of Independence 
c. The Constitution 
D. Articles of Confederation ]]> 2018-10-05 17:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747217 How many total members are in the House of Representatives https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747227 a. 500
b.435
c. 455
d. 42]]> 2018-10-05 17:33:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747227 The party that is in the majority elects the https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747360 A) President 
B) Speaker of the House
C) State Senator
D) Vice President]]> 2018-10-05 17:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747360 What level of government is congress a branch of? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747435 A. State
B. Local
C. National
D. Regional]]> 2018-10-05 17:33:25 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747435 Who presides over the trial if the president is impeached? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747461 a. Vice President
b. President Pro Tempore
c. Chief of Justice
d. Majority Leader]]> 2018-10-05 17:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747461 How many total members sit in the house of representatives https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747567 435
100
75
95]]> 2018-10-05 17:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747567 how old do you have to be to serve on the US senate? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747582 a. 35
b. 25
c. 30
d. 45]]> 2018-10-05 17:33:40 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747582 Why is congress the most important branch of government? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747709 a. it is the biggest
b. it is the closest to the people
c. it requires the most votes to change 
d. none of the above]]> 2018-10-05 17:33:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747709 Q: When do political parties influence congress the most? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747928 a.) President aligns with majority party of both houses and party leaders exert discipline.
b.) President disagrees with either the house or the senate.
c.) House and senate have a different majority party.
d.) The House Majority leader allows members of majority party freedom to share opinions of their own.]]> 2018-10-05 17:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747928 What document states that Congress is the most important branch of the U.S. government? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747953 a.) The Bill of Rights
b.) The Constitution
c.) The Magna Carta
d.) The Articles of Confederation]]> 2018-10-05 17:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747953 Where is a bill referred to after it has been introduced? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747960 A: The House of Representatives
B: The President
C: A committee
D: An interest group]]> 2018-10-05 17:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747960 What are the requirements must a person have to serve in the House of Representatives https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747971 A.) Must be 25 years of age
B.) Has to of been a U.S. Citizen for at least 7 years
C.) Must live in the state he or she is elected
D.) All of the above]]> 2018-10-05 17:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289747971 What power is given exclusively to the House? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289748058 a. Appointment of Supreme Court Justices
b. Impeachment
c. Judicial Review
d. Amending the Constitution]]> 2018-10-05 17:34:25 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289748058 What does bicameral mean? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289748386 A: Two Houses
B: Three Houses
C: One House
D: Four Houses]]> 2018-10-05 17:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289748386 How many standing committees are in the House https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289748451 a.20
b.16
c.19
d.0]]> 2018-10-05 17:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289748451 This congressional committee reconciles a bill when the House and Senate both write it differently? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289748880 A. standing committees
B. joint committee
C. conference committee
D. majority committees]]> 2018-10-05 17:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289748880 How long are Senators terms? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289748932 A) 1 year
B) 4 years
C) 2 years
D) 6 years]]> 2018-10-05 17:36:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289748932 How often are the elections for representatives? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289748973 A. 4 years
B. 6 years
C. 2 years
D. House members are not elected they are appointed by the president]]> 2018-10-05 17:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289748973 What State has 52 representatives in the House? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289749052 A: Alaska
B: California
C: Ohio
D: New York]]> 2018-10-05 17:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289749052 Who in government is said to be the most responsive to the people? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289749346 a. Senate
b. House of Representatives
c. President
d. Congress]]> 2018-10-05 17:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289749346 What is the Hastert Rule known as? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289749417 A.Majority of the majority 
B.Majority of the population
C.Majority of the votes
D.Majority of the states ]]> 2018-10-05 17:37:00 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289749417 what can someone in an advisory position not do https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289749516 a. make laws
b. call for impeachment
c. pass treaties
d.nominate representatives ]]> 2018-10-05 17:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289749516 What is the Latin word for a legislature with two houses? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289749683 A: Representative
B. Bicameral 
C. Ex Facto  
D. Government

]]> 2018-10-05 17:37:26 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289749683 What are the requirements to serve in the House of Representatives? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289749882 a. 32 yo, 9 yr. citizen, male
b. 25 yo, 7 yr citizen, live in the state at which you are running for during the election.
c. 26 yo, 7 yr citizen, live in the state at which you are running for during the election
d. 25 yo, 9 yr citizen, live wherever you want. ]]> 2018-10-05 17:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289749882 What part of the Constitution states that all legislative powers belong to Congress? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289749973 A: Article 4, Section 3
B: Article 7, Section 7
C: Article 2, Section 8
D: Article 1, Section 1]]> 2018-10-05 17:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289749973 What percentage of members of the House of Representatives have been re-elected in the last 60 years? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289749974 a. 50%
b. 40%
c. 70%
d. 90%]]> 2018-10-05 17:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289749974 What level of the government is Congress a branch of? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289749992 A. Legislative
B. Executive
C. Judicial
D. Other]]> 2018-10-05 17:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289749992 What type of Bill can only originate in the House? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289750048 a. Foreign Policy
b. Civil Rights Laws
c. Changes in tax policy
d. Changes in congressional salary]]> 2018-10-05 17:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289750048 Who presides over an impeachment trial for the president of the nited States? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289750357 a. Speaker of the House 
b. Vice President
c.Chief Justice of the supreme court
d. The President  pro tempore]]> 2018-10-05 17:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289750357 What is the Latin term for a legislature with two bodies? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289750527 A) Law
B) Legis
C) Bardus 
D) Fides ]]> 2018-10-05 17:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289750527 how many people from each state are represented in the senate https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289750665 a.3
b.2
c.1
d.10]]> 2018-10-05 17:39:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289750665 Why is money a key factor when election time comes around? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289750741 a. you have to be rich to run for office
b. campaigning is becoming more and more expensive
c. people only vote for you if you are rich

]]> 2018-10-05 17:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289750741 The third most powerful person in the country is the https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289750871 A) President
B) Secretary of Defense
C) Speaker of the House
D) Vice President]]> 2018-10-05 17:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289750871 what determines the amount of people a state has in the house https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289751011 a. how much money it has
b. population
c. how many the state voted in
d. how much the state donates to charities

]]> 2018-10-05 17:39:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289751011 The Senate committee passes a bill. Where would it go next? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289751056 A: A floor of the full Senate
B: The President
C: All of Congress
D: A floor full if the House of Representatives]]> 2018-10-05 17:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289751056 What percentage of Representatives have been re elected in the last 60 years? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289751213 a. 15%
b. 45%
c. 65%
d. 90%]]> 2018-10-05 17:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289751213 How many standing committees are in the Senate? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289751330 a. 20
b. 10
c. 19
d. 30]]> 2018-10-05 17:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289751330 what is the 3rd power the house has? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289751332 A.) Impeachment
B.) deciding on bills that raise revenue
C.) decision of the election if no one wins the majority of the electoral college]]> 2018-10-05 17:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289751332 What were the Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289751334 a: Plans for the election process
b: Plans for the make-up of legislature
c: Plans for the appointment process of Supreme Court justices
d: Plans for abolishing slavery]]> 2018-10-05 17:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289751334 what document states congress is the most important branch https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289751743 a. manga carts
b. deceleration of independence
c. bill of rights
d. constitution ]]> 2018-10-05 17:41:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289751743 What do Conference Committees do with bills? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289751821 a. Score bills
b. Amend bills
c. Reconcile bills
d. Kill bills]]> 2018-10-05 17:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289751821 Who presides over the trial, when a president is impeached? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289751950 A. Vice President 
B. First Lady 
C. Senator of his choosing 
D. Chief of Justice ]]> 2018-10-05 17:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289751950 What are joint committees comprised of? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289751966 A. Members of a bicameral legislature
B. Special committee
C. Executive Committee
D. House  ]]> 2018-10-05 17:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289751966 Where must a bill go after a Congressperson proposes it? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289752024 A. The Senate
B. A Committee
C. The Vice President
D. The President ]]> 2018-10-05 17:42:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289752024 Which rule doesn't allows any amendments https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289752186 A: Open rule
B: Closed rule]]> 2018-10-05 17:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289752186 What was the Great Compromise? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289752208 a.) The Virginia Plan
b.) The Connecticut Compromise
c.) The New Jersey Plan
d.) The Three Fifths Compromise ]]> 2018-10-05 17:42:24 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289752208 Congress is comprised of how many law-making bodies? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289752269 a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four]]> 2018-10-05 17:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289752269 Congresspeople want to be the chairman of a committee to show their constituents to advertise themselves and to take position. How does one become the chairperson of a committee? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289752554 A. have to be the longest serving member of the majority party
B. chosen by state legislature
C. have to have served one term in congress
D. voted into the position ]]> 2018-10-05 17:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289752554 Which idea is NOT included in The Electoral Connection? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289752674 A. Claiming credit
B. Taking a position
C. Power of the purse
D. Advertising]]> 2018-10-05 17:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289752674 what power is the house of representatives granted https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289752708 a. impeach government officials
b. create laws
c. hear the impeachment trial 
d. pick president when no clear majority ]]> 2018-10-05 17:43:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289752708 There are how many Senators? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289752923 a. 50, one for each state
b. 100, two for each state
c. 150, three for each state
d. 200, four for each state

]]> 2018-10-05 17:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289752923 Who has the power to choose a president in the case of no majority in the electoral college https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289753021 a: The House
b: The President
c: The Senate
d: The Supreme Court]]> 2018-10-05 17:43:52 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289753021 Who refers bills to a particular committee in the House of Representatives? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289753022 A. The Speaker
B. The Majority Leader
C. The Committee Chair
D. Any Congressperson]]> 2018-10-05 17:43:52 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289753022 What is the title of a committee made up of members of both houses? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289753226 a. Joint Committee
b. Combination Committee
c. Inter-house Committee
d. Cross-legislative Committee]]> 2018-10-05 17:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289753226 Prior to the seat of government moving to Washington D.C., it was located for ten years in… https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289753386 a. Philadelphia
b. New York
c. Boston
d. Virginia ]]> 2018-10-05 17:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289753386 If impeachment of a president is necessary... https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289753940 a. The Senate brings the charges, and the House sits in judgment
b. Congress brings the charges, and the Supreme Court sits in judgment
c. The House brings the charges, and the Supreme Court sits in judgment
d. The House brings the charges, and the Senate sits in judgment]]> 2018-10-05 17:45:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289753940 When a Congressperson proposes a bill, where must it first go? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289754085 a. The House Floor 
b. The Senate Floor
c. A Committee
d. A Federal Court]]> 2018-10-05 17:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289754085 how many representatives does California have https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289754090 a.49
b.2
c.52
d.100]]> 2018-10-05 17:46:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289754090 how many senators are chosen in each state? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289754185 A.) 4
B.) 1
C.) 2
D.) 3]]> 2018-10-05 17:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289754185 Which of the following are ways the government can kill a bill? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289754228 a.) Speaker refuses to refer the bill to the House rules committee.
b.) Presidential pocket veto.
c.) Neither 2/3 of Congress or senate overrule presidential veto.
d.) All of the above]]> 2018-10-05 17:46:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289754228 What program(s) provide jobs? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289754479 A. Credit Claiming
B. Incumbent
C. Pork Barrel
D. All of the above]]> 2018-10-05 17:46:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289754479 Which document states that Congress is the most important branch of government? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289755679 a. U.S. Constitution
b. the Declaration of Independence
c. Magna Carta  
d. Articles of Confederation]]> 2018-10-05 17:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289755679 Who must be impeached for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to preside over the trial? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289755710 A) The Senator
B) The President
C) The Chief Justice of the the Supreme Court
D) The Vice President]]> 2018-10-05 17:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289755710 Who has the power to ratify treaties? https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289756266 a: The Senate
b: The House
c: The President
d: The Vice president]]> 2018-10-05 17:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289756266 https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289756991 2018-10-05 17:51:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tuttleb2/qrhh7awt5724/wish/289756991