social studies unit test.

The Legislative Branch is also known as the what

congress

The United States Congress is made up of what two parts:

the house of representatives, and the senate

The House of Representatives has how many members

435

The number of representatives each state has is based on its what?

population

Each member of the House serves a term of how many years?

2

How many members does the senate have.

100

How many members from each state help the senate?

2

How many years per term does a senate have.

6 years

The leader of the House of Representatives is called the what?

speaker of the house

The Vice President of the United States is also the President of who?

the senate

A proposed law is called a what?

bill

For a bill to become a law, it must be approved by who.

the senate and the house

For a bill to become a law who has to sign it?

the president

If the President does not agree with a bill, they can what?

veto it

Congress has the power to make what 3 things?

make laws, declare war, control budget

A system where each branch of government has some power over the others is called what?

checks and balances.