Legislative Branch Scavenger Hunt

PART 1: Article 1 of the Constitution

Please use this Primary source to gather the Foundational information of the Legislative
Branch. Focus on Section 1, 2, 3, and section 7

https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/articles/article-i

1. Who makes up the congress?

_____________________and ________________________.

(House of Representatives and Senate)

2. Qualifications to be a member of the House of Representatives

a. _________________________________________________

(Be at least 25 years old, at least a citizen for 7 years must live in the state he or she represents.)

b. _________________________________________________

c._________________________________________________

3. The Senate of the United States will have ___ (2) Senators from each State.

4. Qualifications to be a Senator.

a. _________________________________________________

(Be at least 30 years old, at least a citizen for 9 years, and must live in the state he or she
is chosen for.)

b._________________________________________________

c._________________________________________________

5. Who is the President of the Senate? _______________________ (Vice President)

6. In order for a bill to become a Law it must first _________________________

_______________________________________________________________, (pass the House

of Representatives and senate,) then be presented to the ______________. (President)
PART 2: Language of the law
Using Bens helpful definitions answer the following questions. Being familiar with these
terms will help us eventually past our own classroom Law through the Legislative branch.

https://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.php/learning-adventures-4-8/9-age-9/43-how-
laws-are-made
1. Compare and contrast a Act and a Bill: Laws that have been passed through both houses
and been approved by the president or congress. A bills are an idea for new laws.

3. Who are members of the Committee: Members of Congress who debate and report on bills
and other legislation before the house or the senate.

4. What is a Hopper: The box that bills are placed in by the house to officially present to the
senate.

5. Report: The record of the votes, recommendations and views of the committee on a bill.

6. Define Tabling Motion.: Senate of the house stops the proposal.

7. Explain what happens when the president vetoes a law : When a president does not sign a
bill, or rejects a bill.

PART 3: Who represents PA ?

http://www.senate.gov/states/

https://www.house.gov/representatives/#state_pa
1. Senators of Pennsylvania: ________________________________________

______________________________________________________. (Robert P Casey, Patrick Toomey)

2. Two House of representative members: _______________________________________

_____________________________________________________. (Mike Kelly, Bill Shuster)

PART 4: How a bill becomes a law

https://visual.ly/community/infographic/politics/how-does-bill-become-law
Use the Infograph to list the different steps for how a bill becomes a law.

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CHALLENGE: Leave base group and get with your number partner.

https://bensguide.gpo.gov/games-9-13

Play Legislative Branch Game with number partner. Please record scores your
individual scores on the back of your own worksheet. Play!