The Bicameral Congress

Unit 2 Exam Review

Bicameral Congress 

Our bicameral Congress is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

bicameral – a type of legislature with two chambers (houses)

Multiple Choice

Choose the best definition that fits bicameral

• How the judicial system works

• a type of legislature with two chambers (houses)

• The president powers

Multiple Choice

Sample Question: …In a republican government, the legislative authority necessarily predominates. The remedy for this inconveniency is to divide the legislature into different [houses]. And to render them, by different modes and different [actions] as little connected with each other as the nature of their common functions and their common dependence on the society will admit… -James Madison, Federalist, No. 51

What is Madison arguing for here?

• the establishment of a bicameral legislature.

• the establishment of a unicameral legislature.

• giving each chamber of the legislature unique powers.

House of Reprentatives 

To be elected to the house you must be The Constitution requires that Members of the House be at least 25 years old, have been a U.S. citizen for at least seven years, and live in the state they represent 

House is made up 435 members
Representatives are based on the population of your state. 

Reps serve for 2 year terms 

Multiple Choice

Sample Question: To be qualified for the House of Representatives, members must be at least ____years old and have been a citizen of the United States for at least ____ years.

• 30, 9

• 25, 14

• 25, 7

Multiple Choice

Sample Question: According to the figures above, seats in the House of Representatives are apportioned to each state based on its ____________.

• population

• Geographic area

• Location

The Senate 

Senate is made up 100 members. two for each state 
Must be at least 30 years old 
9 years a citizen of your state 
Senators serve 6 year terms 

Use this link to help you review 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9defOwVWS8&t=56s

Multiple Choice

Sample Question: Which of the following has the power to ratify a treaty?

• House of representatives

• Senate

• Present

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an expressed power of Congress?

• Declare War

• Coin money

• establish public schools

Multiple Choice

Sample Question: According to the Constitution, the President of the Senate is the __________.

• The people

• Vice President

• The president