The U.S. & Kentucky Legislative Branch

Master the US & Kentucky Legislative Branches! Quiz on Congress, Senators, Representatives, and their roles.

"Whenever a people or an institution forget its hard beginnings, it is beginning to decay." Three Branches of Government Legislative Executive Judicial How old do you have to be to become a member of the Senate? 18 30 25 35 How long is the term of a member of the House? 8 year 2 years 4 years 6 years How old do you have to be to become a member of the House of Representatives? 18 30 25 35 How long is the term of a member of the Senate? 2 years 4 years 6 years 8 years How many members are there currently in the House of Representatives? 435 200 100 50 How many representatives in the House does each state have? It is based on the geographical size of the state It is based on the population of the state Each state can have as many representatives as they want 2 In what building does the House of Representatives meet? White House Treasury Building U.S. Capitol Building Smithsonian What is another name for the Legislative Branch of the United States government? The President The Cabinet The Supreme Court The Congress The Executive Office How many Senators does each state have? It depends on the population of the state. Each state gets 5 Senators Each state gets 2 Senators As many as they want. It depends on how long the state has been a member of the USA What is the primary job of the legislative branch? To write up and vote on laws To command the armed forces and fight wars To determine if laws are constitutional To hear court cases and issue rulings To hire and fire members of the cabinet 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 Two Chambers of Congress Look at the picture below. Identify the chamber that represents states based on population on the left, and the chamber that represents states equally on the right. House of Representives Senate The highest ranking representative in the House of Representatives is the Speaker of the House. The President of the Senate is the Vice President. Fill in the table with the missing information. House of Representatives Senate Age Requirement Years living in a state How it represents states Special jobs Legislative Research Commission This link will take you to a page where you can answer the questions below about our legislators in Kentucky. Who is the Senate President? How long has he been in the Senate? Who is the Minority Caucus Chair in the Senate? How long has he been in the Senate? How long do you have to live in the state of Kentucky to be a member of the Senate in Kentucky? Who is the Speaker of the House in Kentucky's House of Representatives? How old do you have to be to become a member of the House of Representatives in the state of Kentucky? U.S. Senate: States in the Senate This link will bring you to the page where you can find who our two Senators are from the state of Kentucky. Remember, both of them work in Washington DC at the Capitol Building and they help make and vote on the laws for our entire country. Name our two Senators for the state of Kentucky. What two cities in Kentucky are they both from? They are from two different cities in the state so you need to provide both cities.