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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| I am elected every six years. Only one third of my coleagues are up for election during any election cycle. | Senator |
| This portion of congress consists of 435 members. These members are voted in and out of office every two years. | House of Representatives |
| House of Representatives, determine how fund are spent in the federal government. | Appropriations |
| I am in charge of the house of representatives. I alone can control what bills will make it to the floor of the house for debate. | Speaker of the House |
| There are 3 main qualifications to become a member of the senate. a citizen for 9 years, 30 years old, inhabitant the state for which is being elected. | Senate |
| The Constitution established a two house system | Bicameral legislature |
| States wanted an equal voice and this system allowed them equality. The system would be able to settle conflicts between the states. | Practical |
| The framers favored a bicameral Congress in order that one house might act as a check on the other | Theoretical |
| In 1933 the _________ changed the start date to noon the 3rd of January | 20th Amendment |
| The ______ is the only peson that can call Congress back after they have recessed. | President (based on an emergency) |
| When the President calls back one or both of the houses of Congress back to session this is called | Special Session |
| Today the house has _________ members. | 435 |
| Each state is __________ at least one seat in the house of representatives. | Guaranteed |
| There are -_____ states that have only one member in the house of representatives. AK, DE, MT,ND,SD,VT, and WY | seven |
| There is no Constitutional limit on the number of ___________ a member of Congress can serve | Term |
| The permanent size of the house of representative is (Congress has the ability to change it) | 435 |
| The ___________ plays a large part in the number of representatives for each state. | Census |
| The Census Bureau is to determine the number of seats each State should have | Seats |
| whthin ______________ if the Congress approves the plan it goes into effect. | 60 days |
| Must be 25, be a citizen of the U.S. for 7 years , inhabitant of the State and district. | House of Representatives |
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