Chapter 10

Question 1

bicameral

Answer 1

legislature made of 2 houses

Question 2

2 houses in legislature

Answer 2

House of Representatives and Senate

Question 3

House of Representatives

Answer 3

• based on population
• serve 2 years
• divided into districts

Question 4

Senate

Answer 4

• equal representation
• 1/3 re-elected every 2 years
• 2/3 re-elected every 6 years

Question 5

term limits

Answer 5

a limit on how many times someone can run for re-election

Question 6

advantages of no term limits

Answer 6

• voter choice

- experience

Question 7

disadvantages of no term limits

Answer 7

• lack of new ideas
• lazy
• self-interested

Question 8

incumbency effect

Answer 8

most people who run for re-election win

Question 9

president must be

Answer 9

35 years old

Question 10

senator must be

Answer 10

30 years old

Question 11

representative must be

Answer 11

25 years old

Question 12

senate elected by

Answer 12

entire state

Question 13

house of representatives elected by

Answer 13

district within the state

Question 14

two theories on how congressmen should act in Washington D.C.

Answer 14

delegate theory

trustee theory

Question 15

delegate theory

Answer 15

-delegate for the people
-the people make the decision, delegate gives them
the voice
-personal belief doesn’t matter

Question 16

trustee theory

Answer 16

• decision made by the delegate (not the people)
• constituents opinion doesn’t matter
• they put their trust in me

Question 17

term

Answer 17

two years for Congress

Question 18

session

Answer 18

when Congress assembles and conducts business

Question 19

convene

Answer 19

begin

Question 20

adjourn

Answer 20

suspend

Question 21

recess

Answer 21

to temporarily suspend business

Question 22

special session

Answer 22

meeting for emergency situations

Question 23

apportioned

Answer 23

distributed

Question 24

reapportioned

Answer 24

redistribute

Question 25

off-year elections

Answer 25

congressional elections that occur in non-presidential elections

Question 26

single-member district

Answer 26

voters in district elect 1 state representative among a field of candidates running for a seat in House of Representatives

Question 27

at-large

Answer 27

elected from the state as a whole

Question 28

gerrymandered

Answer 28

drawn to advantages of political party that controls the state legislature

Question 29

incumbent

Answer 29

current officeholder

Question 30

continuous body

Answer 30

all seats are never up for election at once

Question 31

constituents

Answer 31

people and interests the senator represents

Question 32

census

Answer 32

a count of a population

Question 33

what does a census do

Answer 33

shows how we should reapportion the seats in the House