Quiz Review - The Legislature

Select all that apply to the House of Representatives

• 435 Members

• 100 Members

• Min. 25 years old

• Min. 30 years old

• elected every 2 years

Select all that apply to the Senate

• 435 Members

• 100 Members

• Min. 25 years old

• Min. 30 years old

• Term length 6 years

Determines how many seats in the House each state will have

• reapportionment

• filibuster

• local elections

The Legislative Branch is

• bicameral

• unicameral

• tricameral

created to resolve differences in similar bills from the House and the Senate

• joint committee

• conference committee

• select committee

a tactic used in the Senate to delay and even block legislation

• filibuster

• census

• posture

The greater the population, the

• more House seats a state will have

• less House seats a state will have

• more Senate seats a state will have

done every 10 years since 1790, used by state governments to draw new congressional maps

• gerrymander

• census

• apportionment

instituted to break filibusters in the Senate, requires a _____ vote.

• Cloture; 3/5

• Apportion; 4/5

• Elastic; 2/3

Debate is limited under this chambers rules.

• House

• Senate

• Both