Check Your Understanding

Which is a false statement about the formal qualifications of Senate?

• Must be a citizen for 9 years

• Serves a 6 year term limit

• Must be at least 35 years old

• Has to reside in the State in which they are elected

Which Chamber has to be at least 25 years of age?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

How many Senators in the US Senate?

• 27

• 100

• 435

• 500

How many Representatives in the US House of Representatives?

• 27

• 100

• 435

• 500

A Senator must be at least ____ years old

• 25

• 30

• 35

• 50

Before the adoption of the 17th Amendment in 1913, who chose U. S. senators?

• State governors

• State legislatures

• State supreme courts

• the people of the State

How did the 17th Amendment change the balance of power between state governments and the federal government?

• It reduced the power of state legislatures in selecting Senators.

• It increased state power by giving them full control over federal taxation.