Legislative Branch: 2.1

Question 1

presidential congressional seal

Answer 1

13 stars: 13 colonies; olive branch: peace; arrows: military; 9 tail feathers: 9 states ratified constitution; eagle: nation; stripes: 13 colonies; “out of many one”; 50 feathers: states

Question 1

article 1

Answer 1

house of representatives: lower house; senate: upper house; establishes legislative branch of 2 chambers (bicameral), eligibility of office, length of term, election to office

Question 2

the senate represents

Answer 2

interests of the states (upper house)

Question 3

the house of representatives represents

Answer 3

the interest of the people themselves (lower house)

Question 4

candidates for house of reps

Answer 4

at least 25, citizen for at least 7 years, reside in state from which elected

Question 5

candidates for senate

Answer 5

at least 30, citizen for at least 9 years, reside in state from which elected

Question 6

reps elected

Answer 6

every 2 years

Question 7

senators elected

Answer 7

every 6 years (elections staggered for all senators)

Question 8

reps directly elected by

Answer 8

the people from their own representative state

Question 9

number of reps for each state determined by

Answer 9

the size of population

Question 10

each state entitled

Answer 10

at least 1 rep

Question 11

reps total in the House

Answer 11

435

Question 12

each state guarenteed

Answer 12

2 senators

Question 13

senators total in the senate

Answer 13

100

Question 14

impact of the 17th amendment

Answer 14

all senators elected by their own state legislators (only H/R people elected directly by people); gave people power to elect senators directly (like House elections and remain in effect today)