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The Legislative Branch

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  • Each of the 50 states has __ senators.
    2
    7
    10
    6
  • Congress is divided into two parts: One of which is the ______.
    House
    Election
    Congress
    Senate
  • The president may accept or ___ a bill.
    moot
    veto
    foul
    pass
  • A committee can approve a bill and give it to the ____ or House to consider and vote on.
    president
    population
    people
    Senate
  • Every new ___ must be passed by both houses of Congress.
    law
    truth
    bill
    memo
  • The leader of the House of Representatives is the ____ of the House.
    Boss
    Speaker
    President
    Leader
  • Congress is divided into two parts: One of which is the House of _________
    Congress
    Election
    Representatives
    People
  • Congress meets in January each year to begin a ____.
    season
    session
    class
    meeting
  • The total number of representatives who serve in the House of Representatives is ___.
    100
    852
    435
    400
  • Each senator and representative must serve on at least one ___ during a session.
    committee
  • Permanent ________ committees consider certain topics.
    standing
    conference
    select
    presidential
  • A ____ committee works on a bill that must be changed before it can go to the president.
    standing
    subcommittee
    presidential
    conference
  • A ___ is an idea for a new law or a change in an old law.
    veto
    bill
    session
    committee
  • An idea for a new law or a change in a law is a called a ____.
    bill
    session
    committee
    leader
  • The number of representatives a state has reflects the state's ________.
    height
    majority
    popularity
    population
  • The president can sign a bill, ____ a bill, or do nothing.
    write
    change
    read
    veto
  • A bill must be approved by both houses of Congress before going to the _____.
    vice president
    people
    Congress
    president
  • Senators and representatives are ____ by voters in their own states.
    elected
    seen
    praised
    vetoed
  • Groups called _____ study bills in the Senate and House.
    representatives
    citizens
    leaders
    committees