Civics Chapter 5 Lesson 1

Senators serve

• 4 year terms

• 6 year terms

• 2 year tearms

• 3 year terms

When the House and Senate wish to do business together, they hold a

• joint session

• general election

• press conference

• none of these

What determines congressional apportionment for each state?

• gerrymandering

• political parties

• population

• registered voters

Why are senators’ terms staggered?

• to control the size of the upper house

• to ease the burden on state election systems

• to prevent the Senate from gaining too much power

• to shield the Senate from sudden shifts in public opinion

Representation in the House of Representatives is based on a state's population.

• true

• false

The Vice President casts a Senate vote only in case of a tie

• true

• false

the two-year period during which Congress meets

• term

• session

• representative

• population

Congress is made up of two parts:

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Both of these

• None of these