Unit 10: The Congress

An emergency may prompt the President to call a ____ of Congress.

• Prorogue

• Special Session

• Term

• At-large

The regular period of time during which Congress conducts its business is called a

• Term

• Special Session

• Session

• Prorogue

Seats in the House of Representatives are ____ among the States according to their populations.

• Apportioned

• Reapportioned

• Staggered

• Prorogued

States with only one member in the House of Representatives use the ____ system to elect their representative.

• At-Large

• Apportioned

• Staggered

• Continuous Body

Which qualification for House members is NOT in the Constitution?

• must be at least 25 years old

• must have been a citizen for at least seven years

• must live in the State from which chosen

• must live in the district being represented

The fact that all congressional districts in a State must have about the same number of people so that one person's vote is equal to another's, is due to the _________

• Census Bureau.

• 17th Amendment.

• Reapportionment Act of 1929.

• Wesberry v. Sanders ruling.

The number of Senate seats held by each State is __________

• fixed by the Constitution.

• the same as the number of House seats.

• based on State populations.

• set by the Census Bureau.

Senators are elected to serve

• two-year terms.

• three-year terms.

• six-year terms.

• eight-year terms

Compensation for senators is _________

• higher than for representatives.

• the same as for representatives.

• set by the President.

• set by the Constitution.

In Congress, screening bills for floor consideration is a major duty of __________

• committee members.

• constituent representatives.

• constituent servants.

• politicians.