Government Day 4: The Legislative Branch

Discover the US Legislative Branch (Congress)! Learn how laws are made by the House & Senate. Perfect for 4th graders!

The Legislative Branch Watch the video, then answer the questions below. 1. What is another name for the Legislative Branch of the United States government? The President The Cabinet The Supreme Court Congress The Executive Office 2. How many Senators does each state have? It depends on the population of the state. 5 2 As many as they want. 3. What is the primary job of the legislative branch? To create law To command the armed forces and fight wars To determine if laws are constitutional To hire and fire members of the cabinet 4. What are the two parts that make up the Legislative Branch of government? The House of Representatives and the Senate The House of Commons and the Supreme Court The Supreme Court and the Senate The Congress and the Cabinet The FBI and the NSA Drag the answers under the correct heading below. The Legislative Branch, also called Congress, has two parts, the House of Representatives and the Senate. House of Representatives 435 Members Serve a 2 year term The number of representatives from each state is different based on population Senate 100 Members Serve a 6 year term 2 from each state, no matter the population How a Bill Becomes a Law Watch the video about how a bill becomes a law, then answer the questions below. Fill in the blanks with the correct word below. Creating laws is the U.S. House of Representatives’ most important job. Before a bill can become a law, it must be approved by the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the President. Let’s follow a bill’s journey to become law.Laws begin as ideas. These ideas may come from a Representative—or from a citizen like you. Citizens who have ideas for laws can contact their Representatives to discuss their ideas. If the Representatives agree, they research the ideas and write them into bills.After that, a bill is taken to committee to debate if it will become a law.When a bill is debated, Representatives discuss the bill and explain why they agree or disagree with it.If the House of Representatives approves the bill, it is then sent to the Senate to vote on. Senators vote by voice. Those who support the bill say “yea,” and those who oppose it say “nay.” If a majority of the Senators say “yea,” the bill passes in the Senate and is ready to go to the President.When a bill reaches the President, he can:1. Sign and pass the bill—the bill becomes a law.2. Veto the bill.