Legislative Branch

No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.”— U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 2, clause 2

How old do you have to be to be a member of the U.S. House of representatives?

• 21

• 18

• 30

• 25

No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.”— U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 2, clause 2

Which article and Section establish the age requirement for the House of Representative?

• The Preamble section 1

• The Bill of Rights

  amendment 26

• Article II sec 1

• Article I section 2

The Constitution provides for proportional representation in the U.S. House of Representatives and the seats in the House are apportioned based on state population. Considering this information, which state would have more representatives, California or Pennsylvania?

• Pennsylvania

• California

• not enough information

• they both have the same amoaunt

“The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States,.... Article I, section 2, clause 1. According to the Constitution, members of the house of representatives are up for election every _______ years

• five

• three

• two

• four

No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen. [U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 3, clause 3] Is there an age requirement to be a senator?

• yes

• no

• not enough information to decide

No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen. [U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 3, clause 3] How old do you have to be to become a senator?

• 25

• 30

• no age requirement

• not enough information to answer

If Pennsylvania has 19 votes and 17 representatives, How many senators does Pa have?

• one

• three

• four

• two

If Texas has 40 Electoral votes and two senators, How many representatives does Texas have?

• not enough information presented

• 42

• 32

• 38

How many electoral votes are needed to become President of the United States?

• 260

• 270

• 271

• 269

How many people make up congress?

• 100

• 435

• 335

• 535