Congress Intro Review

What are the two main houses of the U.S. Congress?

• House of Delegates and Senate
• Senate and House of Lords
• House of Commons and Senate
• Senate and House of Representatives

How much money per year do the representatives and senators earn?

• $174,000
• $120,000
• $200,000
• $150,000

What is Franking Privilege?

• Franking Privilege is the right to send mail without paying postage.
• Franking Privilege is the ability to send packages internationally without fees.
• Franking Privilege allows citizens to vote by mail without registration.
• Franking Privilege is a tax exemption for government officials.

In what building does the United States Congress meet to get its work done?

• The Library of Congress
• The Supreme Court
• The Capitol building
• The White House

How many total members are in the U.S. House of Representatives?

• 400
• 450
• 435
• 500

How many total members are in the U.S. Senate?

• 50
• 200
• 75
• 100

What are the three branches of the United States federal government?

• Legislative, Executive, Judicial
• Legislative, Administrative, Regulatory
• Judicial, Executive, Local
• Executive, Legislative, Diplomatic

What determines how many representatives each state has in the House of Representatives?

• The state's historical voting patterns.
• The number of electoral votes a state has.
• The population of each state as determined by the decennial census.
• The size of the state's land area.

Who are Wisconsin's two current Senators?

• Ron Johnson, Paul Ryan
• Tammy Baldwin, Mark Pocan
• Tammy Baldwin, Scott Walker
• Tammy Baldwin, Ron Johnson

Who are the candidates running to be our representative in the House of Reps?

• Eric Hovde and Tammy Baldwin

• Tony Wied and Kristin Lyerly

• Tony Wied and Erik Hovde

• Jeremy Reider and Thomas Nelson