The Legislative

Branch
Class activity: Scavenger hunt
Part 1: Article one 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

1. Who Makes up the congress?

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

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

4. Qualifications to be a Senator.

5. Who is the President of the Senate? _______________________ .

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

____________________________ then be presented to the ______________.

PArt 2: Language of the law
Please define the following Terms in 1 short sentence, (your own words) using Bens
helpful definitions. These terms will help us eventually past our own classroom Law
through the Legislative branch.
VOCAB
1. Act:
2. Bill:
3. Committee:
4. Hopper:
5. Report:
6. Tabling Motion:
7. Veto:
Part 3: Who Represents P.A.?
Senator: House of Representatives:
1.
1.
2.
2.
Infogr
aph:
how a
bill
becom
es a
CHAllenge
Leave base group and get with your number partner.

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