Gov. Chapter 5 Review

The number of members in the Senate is:

• Based upon population
• Equal for all states
• Decided upon by the voters
• Depends on the ruling party

Which House of Congress is considered the "Upper House"?

• House of Representatives
• Senate

When Congress "impeaches" the President, she/he is removed from office.

• True
• False

What are the 2 branches of Congress

• House of Representitives and congress
• Congress and senate
• House of Representitives and senate

The practice of drawing district boundaries to the political advantage of the party in power is known as

• reapportionment
• fixing the number of seats
• redistricting
• gerrymandering

This house of Congress has 435 members with the number of members based on each state's population

• House of Representatives
• Senate
• President
• Supreme Court

This house of Congress has 100 members and includes only 2 from each state

• House of Representatives
• Senate
• President
• Supreme Court

Representatives are elected for how many years in a term?

• 2 year term
• 6 year term
• 1 year term
• for life 

A senator's term is ____ years.

• 2
• 4
• 6
• 8

Every --- there is a new House of Representatives and --- of the Senate is new as well in that they are elected or re-elected. 

• 2 years, 1/3
• 2 years, 2/3
• 4 years, 1/5
• 4 years, 3/5