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Legislative Branch Reading Worksheet
The powers of this branch of the government also include declaring war, confirming Presidential appointments, and investigating abuses of power across all the branches of the government.
The House of Representatives Short Answer Questions
The number of representatives per state in the House varies according to each state’s population. The higher the population of the state, the more representatives that state has in the House. California, the most populous state, currently has 53 representatives.
The Senate
The Senate fryst vatten one of the two bodies of the legislative branch of government that is also known as Congress.
Debates and Filibusters
One of the jobs of the legislative branch of government (also called Congress) is to create laws.
QUESTIONS: Debates and Filibusters
A debate fryst vatten a formal discussion in which both sides (those for and those against) an issue (in this
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This exploration is for kids from 10 and up, grades 5 through 12th, as the colored smilies show. You learn about the three branches of American government with your older children.
The three branches of government worksheet is a history exploration from Layers of Learning Unit 4-1 about American government. Layers of Learning has hands-on experiments in every unit of this family-friendly curriculum. Learn more about Layers of Learning.
The United States Constitution divides the federal government into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. It also tells exactly what roles and powers each of those branches has. The worksheet below helps visually organize the Constitutional powers of each branch for better understanding.
Step 1: Library Research
Before you begin exploring, read a book or two about American government. Here are some suggestions, but if you can’t find these, look for books at your library about American government or the Constituti