The Legislative Branch | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Review of the legislative branch

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Congress is divided into two parts: One of which is the House of _________

Representatives

Congress

People

Election

15

Senators and representatives are ____ by voters in their own states.

elected

seen

praised

vetoed

15

The number of representatives a state has reflects the state's ________.

population

majority

popularity

height

15

Each senator and representative must serve on at least one ___ during a session.

committee

15

The president may accept or ___ a bill.

pass

veto

moot

foul

15

Congress meets in January each year to begin a ____.

class

season

session

meeting

15

The leader of the House of Representatives is the ____ of the House.

Boss

Leader

Speaker

President

15

An idea for a new law or a change in a law is a called a ____.

session

bill

committee

leader

15

Groups called _____ study bills in the Senate and House.

citizens

representatives

committees

leaders

15

A bill must be approved by both houses of Congress before going to the _____.

people

Congress

vice president

president

15

A ____ committee works on a bill that must be changed before it can go to the president.

standing

presidential

subcommittee

conference

15

A committee can approve a bill and give it to the ____ or House to consider and vote on.

president

Senate

population

people

15

The total number of representatives who serve in the House of Representatives is ___.

400

852

435

100

15

Each of the 50 states has __ senators.

2

7

6

10

15

Every new ___ must be passed by both houses of Congress.

law

bill

truth

memo

15

Congress is divided into two parts: One of which is the ______.

Election

Congress

House

Senate

15