Congress

Senators are elected to serve ___ year terms.

• 2

• 4

• 6

• life

The number of Senate seats held by each State is

• it varies

• depends on the population

• 2

• 50

How many representatives does each state have?

• 2

• 4

• It is based upon their population

Who presides over the House of Representatives? 

• Vice President
• President Pro Tempore
• The President
• Speaker of the House

The drawing of district borders in order to favor one political party over another is

• redesign

• gerrymandering

• congressional clustering

• redividing

Why do Incumbents rarely lose reelection?

• The electoral college favors incumbents

• They are better known to voters, and can raise funds more easily

• They are actually more likely to lose elections

• They are given an advantage through the seniority system

Where is most of the legislative work done in Congress?

• On the House and Senate floor

• Within the congressional committees

• Within the House Leader Organization

• With the Joint Council

The filibuster is a method of defeating a bill in the Senate by stalling the legislative process and preventing a vote.

• True

• False

How is congress divided?

• Into three branches
• Into two houses
• It's not divided
• Into three houses

435 total members

• Senate (alone)
• House of Representatives (alone)
• Congress (both chambers)