Test your knowledge of the Legislative
Branch with C-SPAN in the Classroom's Legislative Branch quiz.
All of the answers can be found within C-SPAN in the
Classroom's legislative resources.
1. How do members of Congress decide how to vote?
2. In what U.S. City does the U.S. Congress meet?
3. What is the name of a proposed law?
4. Name at least one factor a Congressperson considers before voting.
5. What geographic area is governed by the laws Congress makes?
6. Do members need to be present in order to vote?
7. How are the numbers of Republican and Democrats on each committee decided?
8. Name at least one committee in Congress. What types of issues do they investigate?
9. Which legislative body interviews a potential Supreme Court Justice? Which committee within that body?
10. Which party controls who is appointed to the different committees: the majority or the minority party?
11. Which article in the Constitution discusses the legislative branch?
12. What are two differences between the House and the Senate?
13. What powers do the Legislative Branch have that other branches don't have?
14. What happens to a bill after is is approved by both houses in Congress?
15. What kind of majority must Congress has to reverse a veto?
16. What is advice and consent?
17. Which of the three branches of government has the power to declare war?
18. How many representatives may serve under the Constitution?
19. How many senators may serve under the Constitution?
20. Who are the two senators from your state?