Powers of Congress and Taxes

Term of office is 6 years, with 1/3 of its members up for reelection every 2 years

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

100 total members

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

435 total members

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

Representation is based on a state's population

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

Representation is equal for all states

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

Emily is 36 years old and was born in the U.S. She has graduated for Harvard Law School and has resided in California for 15 years. Can Emily be a Senator, Representative, both, or neither?

• Senator
• Representative
• Both
• Neither

Mathew is 27 years old, is a U.S. citizen, and has lived in the the Texas for 10 years.  Can Mathew be a Senator, Representative, both, or neither?

• Senator
• Representative
• Both
• Neither

Speaker is the most powerful position of all the members

• Senate
• House

What two groups make up the United States Congress?

• House of Representatives and the Senate

• House of Representatives and the EOP

• The Senate and the Cabinet

• The Senate and the Supreme Court

What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?

• to enforce laws

• to make judgments in court about whether or not laws are constitutional

• to make the laws

• to follow the laws