Legislative Branch (answers)

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1. The laws of the United States are made by Congress/Legislative Branch.
2. Congress is made up of 2 houses.
3. The upper house of Congress is the Senate.
4. The lower house of Congress is the House of Representatives.
5. Men and women who belong to the Senate are called senators.
6. A congressman is a member of the House of Representatives.
7. There are 100 senators in the Senate.
8. There can be no more than 435 congressmen in the House of Representatives.
9. My state has ??? representatives.
10. The two people who represent my state in the Senate are ____________________ and ____________________.
11. The congressman or congresswoman who represents me in the House of Representatives is ________________________.
12. Each senator is elected to office for a period of 6 years.
13. Each congressman is elected to office for a period of 2 years.
14. The capital city of the United States is Washington, which is located in the District of Columbia.
15. Congress meets in a building called the Capitol.