AG Chapter 10: Congress

The regular period of timeduring which Congress conducts its business is called a

Seats in the House ofRepresentatives are ____ among the States according to their populations.

Members of Congress are protected from what charge(s) during a session of the House or Senate?

States with only one memberin the House of Rep. use the ____ sys. to elect theirrepresentative.

What has been the mostcommon outcome of off-year elections?

What has been the leading reason for the expulsion of senators?

On the average, which groupof people occupy the majority of seats in Congress?

When must congressionalelections be held?

There are currently__________ members of the Senate.

Who is responsible fordetermining the number of reps. in the House each state will have?

With just a fraction of its seats up for election at any one time,the Senate is called a ____.

Senators may be elected tohow many terms?

When can the Presidentprorogue a session of Congress?

An emergency may prompt thePresident to call a ____ of Congress.

Congress meets formallyat least twice during each ____ to carry out the business of lawmaking.

At-large elections were unfair because they

Before the 17th Amendmentwas adopted, senators were chosen by

Which of the following istrue of the House of Representatives?

Which statement about theSenate is true?

The oversight function of Congressional committees oversees what?

Which of the following isNOT a qualification for House membership?

Senators are elected toserve

The Framers of the Constitution favored bicameralism because

How many seats arecurrently in the House of Representatives?

The number of Senate seatsheld by each State is

According to the Constitution, which of the following is NOT arequirement for a senator?

Which fact disqualifies a person from representing Utah in the Senate?

Which of the following isNOT one of the five major roles of members of Congress?

Congressional pay is determined by

Which qualification for House members is NOT in the Constitution?

Who may order a special session of Congress?

What is the function ofCongressional committees?

Most states use what systemfor electing their House members?

What is the official date for the start of each term of Congress?

Which of the following is NOT a privilege of members of Congress?

Which of the following isNOT a duty of a member of Congress?

Which of the following is NOT a type of voting option for members of Congress?

The term of Congress has remained the same since 1789, but

Which group has generallyused its power to gerrymander congressional districts?

Districts that have beendesigned to create an advantage for one party over another have been

Which states were in favor of the representation that was set up in the Senate?

Which of the following places a limit on the level of congressional pay?

Members of the House ofRepresentatives may serve for __________ terms.

Voters choose candidates running exclusively in theirdistricts under the ____ sys. of election.

The House can refuse to seat newly elected members by