Legislative Branch

This part of the Legislative branch is considered closer to the people since their members represent specific districts.

• House

• Senate

• Both and B

• Neither

The rules for the legislative branch can be found in Article __ of the Constitution.

In order to be a Congressperson or Senator you must be a legal __________ of the state you're running in.

Members of the House of Representatives serve _____-year terms.

In order to run for the House of Representatives you must be _____ years old when you take the oath of office.

Senators serve _____-year terms.

The number of representatives it has is based on a state’s ______.

• Size

• Population

• Size and Population

• Number of large cities

In order to be a Senator you must be _____-years old when taking office.

• 30

• 35

• 25

• 40

According to the Constitution, who is responsible for establishing the time, place, and manner of holding elections for representatives and senators?

• Congress

• State legislatures

• The House of Representatives

• The Supreme Court

According to the Supreme Court decision Baker v. Carr, states must take into consideration the __________________ when laying out Congressional districts.

• One person, One vote

• The Fifth Amendment

• The Sixth Amendment

• The Eighth Amendment