The Legislative Branch

Elected every 2 years

• House

• Senate

• Both

• Neither

Has 6 year term

• House

• Senate

• Both

• Neither

Has 435 members

• House

• Senate

• Both

• Neither

Has 100 members

• House

• Senate

• Both

• Neither

There are times when members of Congress cannot be arrested.

• True

• False

To qualify, a person must be a citizen for seven years

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• None

A person must be a citizen for nine years to qualify to become one.

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• None

Designed to favor small states.

• House

• Senate

• Both

• Neither

Head of the Senate in the absence of The Vice President:

• Speaker
• President
• President Pro Tempore
• Chair of the State Dept.

What is the purpose of gerrymandering?

• to change the number of House seats for each state

• to give electoral advantage to candidates of the majority party

• to change the number of Senate seats for each state

• to balance each district fairly between Republican and Democratic voters