Am. Gov Chapter 10 Congress

Senators are elected to serve:

• 2 year terms
• 4 year terms
• six year terms
• three year terms

When must Congressional elections be held?

• November of each odd-numbered year
• November of each even-numbered years
• Every november
• January of each odd-numbered year

Which group has used their power to gerrymander congressional districts?

• State legislatures
• The House of Representatives
• the Census Bureau
• The Senate

Senators represent

• the people of their state
• the State legislatures
• their district
• the state at large or their district, depending on state population

When Congressman vote using their independent judgement, they are voting as:

• Delegates
• Trustees
• Partisans
• Politicos

What is the current size of the House of Representatives?

• 100
• 423
• 435
• 700,000

About how many people are in  a Congressional (voting) district?

• 7,000
• 700,000
• 70,000
• 700

During which month is Congress in recess?

• October
• July
• September
• August

In Congress, screening bills for floor consideration is a major duty of:

• Committee members
• politicans
• constituent servants
• delegate voters

All of the following are differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate EXCEPT:

• size of membership
• length of term
• Salary
• size of constituency