問: 立法部門所做的事情是什麼?

Answer: It makes the laws.

答: 制訂法律.

2. Which is Congress and what does it do?

問: 什麼是國會? 它的任務是什麼?

Answer: It is Legislative branch; it makes the law.

答: 它是立法部門, 它制訂法律.

3. Can Congress make any kind of law?

問: 國會是否可以制定任法律?

Answer: No, the laws must agree with the Constitution.

答: 不可以.　所有法律均不得與憲法抵觸.

4. How is Congress divided?

問: 國會是怎麼劃分的?

Answer: It is divided into two houses: the upper house - - The Senate, and the lower house - - the House of Representatives.

答: 它是分為兩院,　上議院(參議院) , 下議院(眾議院).

5. Can one house of Congress make laws without the other?

問: 國會的一個院是否可以單獨制定法律?

Answer: No.

答: 不可以.

6. How is a law made?

問: 法律是如何制定的?

Answer: The Senate and House vote for a bill and the President signs it.

答: 參眾議兩院投票通過法案,　再由總統簽署後才成為正式的法律.

7. What is a bill?

問: 什麼是法案 ?

Answer: It is a proposed law.

答: 它是法律的提案.

8. Who presides over the Senate?

問: 誰主持參議院?

Answer: The Vice – President.

答: 副總統.

9. How many senators are there in the Senate?

問:參議院有多少參議員？

Answer: One hundred, two from each state.

答：一百位.　每個州有代表二人.

10. How long is the term for a senator?

問: 參議員的任期多少?

Answer: 6 year.

答: 六年一任.

11. Who presides over the House of Representatives?

問: 誰主持眾議院?

Answer: The Speaker of the House.

答: 眾議院議長.

12. How many representatives does each state have?

問: 每州有多少眾議員?

Answer: It depends on the population; there is one representative for every 352,000 people and each state has at least one representative.

答: 它是根據人口而定. 每352,000人選出一位眾議員,　而每州最少有一位眾議員.

13. How long is the term for a representative?

問: 眾議員的任期多少?

Answer: 2 year.

答: 二年一任.

14. How are Senators and Representatives elected?

問: 參議員和眾議員如何選出?

Answer: Directly by the people.

答: 由人民直接選舉.

15. Who is the U.S. speaker of House ?

問: 眾議員院長是誰?

Answer:Newt Gingrich.

答:紐特.　金里希.