Legislative Branch

1. Legislative Branch

2. What is the main function of the legislative branch? Bake laws Fake laws Take laws Make laws

3. Which is the missing step in the law making process? • Introduce the bill by senator or representative • Work in Committees • Debate the Bill on the Floor of both houses • Send the bill to the President to sign • Put the bill on the next election ballot • Send the bill to the states for ratification • Vote on the bill in both houses • Pretend that Bill is really William and take him out to lunch

4. Congress is bicameral. • True • False

5. All of the following are steps in the process of a bill becoming a law except? • Both houses debate the bill • Citizens debate the bill • The President signs the bill • Congress works on the • bill in committees

6. New laws are created to solve problems in our country. Ideas for the laws may come from which of the following? • Congressmen • Individual citizens • Interest groups • All of the above • None of the above • All of the below

7. The map above shows that California has 53 representatives and Nevada has 4. Why is this? California is a larger state Nevada has a larger population California has a larger population Canada is a separate country

8. Which is the best fit for the chart above? Veto an act of Congress Interpret laws Appoint federal judges Approve the annual budget

9. What kind of tree do fingers grow on? A palm tree.