US GOV Module 4

What does Bicameral mean?

• A legislative system that includes only one chamber.
• A legislative system with two chambers or houses.
• A type of government with a single ruler.
• A system with three branches of government.
• A legislative system with two senates.

What two plans combined to create Bicameralism in America?

• Connecticut Compromise and Massachusetts Plan
• Delaware Plan and Pennsylvania Plan

• New York Plan and South Carolina Plan
• Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
• New York Plan and Pennsylvania Plan

What early American plan promoted equality for all states no matter the population?

• New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan
• Connecticut Compromise
• Articles of Confederation

What compromise created two houses?

• The Compromise of 1850
• The Great Compromise
• The Three-Fifths Compromise
• The Missouri Compromise

How many members of senate are there?

• 235

• 50
• 100
• 75
• 435

How many senators are there per state?

• 3
• 2
• 1
• 4
• Trick question-- it varies based on population

What is the term of a senator?

• 10 years
• 6 years
• 8 years
• 4 years
• 7 years

How old does a senator need to be?

• 35 years old
• 30 years old
• 25 years old
• 40 years old
• 20 years old

How long does a senator need to be a U.S citizen?

• 12 years
• 9 years
• 5 years
• 7 years
• 10 years

T or F: A senator needs to be a president of their State at time of election

• True

• False