Congress for Dummies -- Article 1 of the Constitution

How many houses make up Congress? Start you out with an easy question.

Name the 2 houses of Congress?

How long the term in office of a member of the House of Representatives?

• 4 years

• 6 years

• 2 years

• 3 years

Explain why he compares the concept of direct democracy to a mad dog on a leash?

To be a member of the House of Representatives you must be at least how old?

The number of representatives a state receives is determined by the __________________?

How many members are there total in the House of Representatives?

Every 10 years we count the population of a state. This is called taking the _____________?

• total

• census

• compulation

• estimate

How many years does a Senator serve in office?

• 4

• 2

• 6

• 8

Every 2 years, what fraction of Congress is up for re-election?

• 3/4

• 1/8

• 1/2

• 1/3