WorksheetsBeacon American Govt. Congress Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The number of Senators who have been expelled from the Senate is:
0
12
15
The Senate may expel a member with the agreement of this many of the members.
1/3rd
a Majority
2/3rds
The legislative branch of our federal government.
The President and his Cabinet
Congress
The Supreme Court
What two houses make up Congress?
The Cabinet and the Supreme Court
The State Legislatures and State Governors
The House of Representatives and The Senate
Meaning made up of 2 houses.
Unicameral
Bicameral
Bitocracy
In order to qualify to run for Senate you must be a citizen of the United States for at least this many years.
4
7
9
In order to qualify to run for Senate you must be at least this many years old.
25
30
35
True or False: Like the House of Representative, all seats in the Senate are up for election at the same time.
True
False
The period of time during each year that the Congress assembles and conducts business.
Term
Session
Congressional Work Cycle
Each term of Congress last this many years.
1 Year
2 Years
4 Years
When does the start of each new term of Congress occur?
The First Tuesday after the First Monday in November of Even Numbered Years
Midnight on January 1st of Odd Years
Noon on the 3rd Day of January of every Odd Year
What is the date that Congressional Elections are held?
The first Tuesday after the First Monday in November of Even Numbered Years
January 1st at Midnight
Noon on January 3rd of Odd Numbered Years
The number of the 100 seats up for election every 2 years is:
33 or 34
50
100
The term for a member of the House of Representatives is:
2 Years
4 Years
6 Years
The term for a member of the Senate is:
2 Years
4 Years
6 Years
The number of members in the House of Representatives is:
100
435
672
The number of members of the House of Representatives that is guaranteed for each state is
0
1
2
The Amendment which called for the voters in each state choosing their Senators is:
15th Amendment
17th Amendment
21st Amendment
Senators are elected:
In Primaries
By State Legislatures
By the People, at Large
The number of terms a member of the House of Representative and the Senate can serve is:
2
6
The is no limit as to how many terms a member of Congress can serve
To redistribute the seats in the House after each Census.
Reapportion
Gerrymander
Canvas
Originally, Senators were chosen by:
The House of Represenatives
State Legislatures
The Supreme Court
A United States Census occurs every:
5 Years
10 Years
20 Years
Today each seat in the House of Representatives is equal to about this many people.
250,000
650,000
1 Million
The Constitution says that each state will have this many Senators:
2
3
4
