Congress Chapter 10

States may lose or gain seats in the House of Representative due to population shifts.

Various tactics (usually long speeches) aimed at defeating a bill in Congress

What fraction of the Senate is elected every two years?

Least number of members who must be present for a legislative body to conduct business.

The U.S. Congress is modeled after the legislature in this country.

Members of the House serve __ year(s) terms.

The census is mandated by:

James Madison invented bicameralism.

A proposed law presented to a legislative body for consideration.

How often is the nation's population counted?

How many house districts does NJ have?

An election year in which the President is not up for re-election is known as:

Typically a session of Congress today last year round.

Which amendment provided for the direct election of Senators?

The number of Senate seats held by each state is

To be a member of the House a person has to be ___ years old.

In order to be a member of the U.S. Senate a person must be at least __ years old.

Form of gerrymandering in which the opposition party is divided among many districts so as to dilute their numbers.

The drawing of legislative districts for political advantage is known as:

Congressional districts must be as "equal as is practical" is a result of this S. Court case:

Which one of the following Senators represents New Jersey?

The U.S. counts the nation's population every ___ years.

To be a member of the HOR a person has to be a citizen for __ years.

Every state is guaranteed at least one representative in the House.

New Jersey currently has ____ House districts.

How long is a term of Senator? (years)

This House of Congress was designed to be less formal and focus on the larger problems facing the U.S.

Which of the following is a form of gerrymandering?

The framers created a ___ Congress to check each other.

Gerrymandering creates ___ districts which means the other party has very little chance of winning in that district.

In order to be a member of the HOR a person has to live in their respective:

In which Congressional District do you reside?

What is an election year in, which the President is not elected known as?

Who is the Congressman that represents this school district?

The current House of Representatives has ___ voting members.

Who is in charge of drawing Congressional districts?

Before the adoption of the 17th Amendment _______ chose each state's Senators.

The Senate is an example of a _____ because not all seats are up for election at the same time.

What are the term limits for the House of Representatives?

Form of gerrymandering where the opposition party is concentrated into a small number of districts.