(Key Terms) Congress

the people who live in a congressional district or state

• constituents
• apportionment
• appropriation
• impeachment

money that Congress has allocated to be spent

• appropriation
• impeachment
• oversight
• necessary and proper clause

the effort by Congress, through hearings, investigations, and other techniques, to exercise control over the activities of executive agencies

• oversight
• necessary and proper clause
• indirect tax
• direct tax

What was the Virginian plan?

• representation base on population
• representation based on size
• representation based on equality
• representation base on senority

What was the New Jersey plan?

• representation base on population
• representation based on size
• representation based on equality
• representation base on senority

The structure of Congress can be best described by which of the following terms?

• Unicameral

• Bicameral

• Tricameral

• Multicameral

What do we call the two years that each consecutive Congress serves?

• Term

• Office

• Duration

• Session

In the House of Representatives, how many members are there?

• 535

• 434

• 536

• 435

How many members are there in the Senate?

• 50

• 100

• 150

• 200

How long is a Senator’s term in Congress?

• Three Years

• Four Years

• Five Years

• Six Years