Unit 3 Review Flashcards
(11 cards)
Who/What determines house of reps representation
Census beure
Who/What determines each states’ representation
The Constitution
Describe Reapportionment
After the census comes back after every ten years, the 435 seats in the house of reps needs to be redistributed to match all of the population sizes
What is a session
A period of time congress conducts business
How is it decided how many reps the senators get
Two per state
What are the five duties of a congressmen
- Legislatures: Make laws
- Committee members: Examine bills
- Servants of Constituents: Vote to please constituents
- Servants of Constituent: Try to complete voters requests in order to potentially get reelected
- Politicians: Do what needs to be done to get reelected
Why is U.S congress split into two
To avoid congress holding too much power
How does congress draw congressional district lines
The state legislature draws the lines based on their population sizes
What is the term length and the number of terms a house of reps congressmen has
2 years; UNLIMITED
What is the term length and the number of terms a Senator has
6 years; unlimited
