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Grade 5 Legislative Branch
The vice president has what role in the legislative branch?
  1. Senate Majority Leader
  2. President of the Senate
  3. Speaker of the House
  4. Majority whip
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
In what circumstance can the vice president cast a vote in the Senate?
  1. as a tie breaker
  2. on funding bills
  3. on judicial appointments
  4. the vice president can never vote
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
Some congressional committees are able to investigate wrongdoing.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
Bills about taxation originate in what committee?
  1. Senate Finance Committee
  2. House Ways and Means Committee
  3. Senate Appropriations Committee
  4. House Oversight and Reform Committee
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
Congressional committees each have their own specific focus.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
The vice president can preside over impeachment trials except for in the case of the president.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
A joint committee is made up of members of both the Senate and House of Representatives.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
What other term is used to refer to the LEGISLATIVE branch?
  1. The President and Vice President of the United States
  2. Congress
  3. Judicial branch
  4. checks and balances
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
In what year was the first congressional committee formed?
  1. 1789
  2. 1837
  3. 1905
  4. 1944
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
What is the function of a discharge petition?
  1. To ensure a bill will not get voted on
  2. To allow a vote on a judicial nominee
  3. To send the bill to the Senate to vote on
  4. To force a vote on a bill over the Speaker of the House's objections
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
The Rural Development and Energy subcommittee is a branch of which senate committee?
  1. Appropriations
  2. Energy and Natural Resources
  3. Environment and Public Works
  4. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
A senator can be a member of more than one committee.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
A member of the Senate serves for 2 years.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
The Legislative Branch of government can override the president's veto of a bill.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
Which branch of government writes laws?
  1. Legislative Branch
  2. Judicial Branch
  3. Executive Branch
  4. Political Branch
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
The number of representatives each state has in the House of Representatives depends on the state's                        .
  1. population
  2. size
  3. location in the country
  4. climate
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
There are no limits to the number of subcommittees a committee in the House of Representatives can have.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
The Senate has 16 standing committees.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
Members of the House Ways and Means Committee are usually not allowed to serve on other committees.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
Which of the following does Congress not do?
  1. regulate trade and currency
  2. appoint judges
  3. make laws
  4. declare war
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