Civics Unit 1 Congress

What are the two parts of Congress?

• President & Supreme Court

• House of Representatives & Senate

• Supreme Court & Senate

• House of Representatives & Supreme Court

How many members are there in the House of Representatives?

• 135
• 235
• 335
• 435

How many members are there in the Senate?

• 100
• 200
• 300
• 400

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states??

• There is more people.

• Each state has the same amount of Representatives

• There is more land.

Senators are elected to serve ___ year terms.

• 2

• 4

• 6

• life

Each state has ____ senators.

• it varies

• depends on the population

• 2

• 50

How many representatives does each state have?

• 2

• 4

• It is based upon their population

Who is the leader of 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

A written idea for a law is a _____.

• Bill

• Veto

• gerrymandering

• Whip