House of Representatives

BONUS: Which article of the Constitution outlines details for congress?

Answer explanation

Article 1 outlines the Legislative branch

*you must make laws FIRST to then judge or execute them

The House of Representatives has the power to do 3 following things...

• Impeach a government official

• Ratify treaties

• Choose a president if none is chosen in voting

• raise taxes

States are authorized to redraw congressional districts following each U.S. Census and often create districts favorable to the party in power in a process called 

• realignment
• gerrymandering
• reapportionment
• logrolling

A Representative must be at least ____ years old

• 25

• 30

• 35

• 50

Who is one of Missouris's Representatives in Congress?

• Kamala Harris

• Nancy Pelosi

• Cori Bush

• Mitch McConnell

Who is the most powerful member in the House?

• Vice President

• President

• Minority Leader

• Speaker of the House

How many Representatives does Missouri have in Congress?

• 2

• 8

• 10

• 5

The House of Representatives has 535 members.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What causes a state to lose seats in the House

• increase in population

• decrease in population

• belonging to the minority party

• lack of voter participation

The census occurs every __ years

• 5

• 50

• 25

• 10