Chapter 10

Question 0

Senate
B. Elections
Date

Answer 0

Tuesday following the first Monday in November

Question 1

A. Senate

Size

Answer 1

2 for every state

100 in all

Question 2

Senate
B. Elections
1/3

Answer 2

Only 1/3 of the seats are up for re-elections.

Question 3

Terms-senate

Answer 3

6 year terms

Question 4

3 qualifications of senate

Answer 4

1. 30 years old
2. 9 years a citizen
3. Must reside in the state they represent

Question 5

Senate

4 roles

Answer 5

1. Delegate
2. Trustee
3. Partisan
4. Politico

Question 6

Bicameralism

Answer 6

What? Two houses- House of representatives and the Senate.
Why?
1. Historical Great Britain is where we got the idea from history
2. Practical and it made things work it made sense smaller states wanted to know equal vote each side will get what they wanted 3. theoretically checks and balances, where one house can check the other.

Question 7

Terms of congress

Answer 7

Two years
A. begin/and-January 3 of the odd number years
B. Current – 113th is the current term

Question 8

Sessions of Congress

Answer 8

A. How many per regular term? 2
How many per year? 1
B. Who calls special sessions? The president

Question 9

How long does a session last?

Answer 9

Until the work is done, year-round all year.

Question 10

2.House of representatives

A. Size

Answer 10

1. How many? 435
2. Population – how many people equals how many reps guaranteed at least one.
3. Size being a to grow so congress set the size at 435.

Question 11

2.House of representatives
A. Size
4. Reapportion

Answer 11

Reapportion act – reapportion equals a portion of the pie dad get more weight distribution

Reapportionment act of 1929- a census,

beginning of the new decade census equals count.

B. this law set the permanent size of the house at 435 redistributed.

Question 12

If the state gains a rep what has to happen?

Answer 12

Another state has to lose one.

Question 13

What are congressional districts?

Answer 13

One representative per district – state legislatures divide them up.

Question 14

Gerrymandering

Answer 14

The practice of drawing congressional district to the advantage of one party over the other.

Question 15

Westbury vs. Sanders 1964

Answer 15

(one man, one vote)

–to have population and district as equal as possible.

Question 16

Qualification of House of Representatives.

Answer 16

1. 25 years old
2. 7 years or more a citizen of United States
3. must reside in the state they represent

Question 17

2. Senate

A. Terms and service

Answer 17

1. six-year
2. Size – 100 today
3. Two per size

Question 18

2. Senate

B. Elections

Answer 18

One. Same as representatives, but

2. One third of seats are up for reelection every two years.

Question 19

2. Senate

Background

Answer 19

1. More are lawyers than any other profession

2. primary job is to make laws

Question 20

Errand boy concept

Answer 20

Members of the Congress doing favors for their contributes, sometimes illegal.
-expulsion kicked out of the house

Question 21

Compensation

who sets the salary?

Answer 21

Congress set their own salary

Question 22

2. Senate
   Privileges
   Franking

Answer 22

Free mail service, personal stuff not free.

Question 23

2. Senate
   Privileges
   Cloak of legislative immunity

Answer 23

Cannot be arrested or held liable for anything they say on Congress floor.

Question 24

Census

Answer 24

Beginning of a new decade

Question 25

Which house cares more about what the people think about them?

Answer 25

The House of reps because they get reelected only every two years the care more about people. The Senate has six years.