5.3 The House of Representatives 5.4 The Senate
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- Q1Which of the following is one of the formal qualifications for membership in the House of RepresentativesMembers must be at least 30 years oldMembers must be wealthyMembers must reside in the state they representMembers must appeal to voters30s
- Q2Redrawing the boundaries of districts for political advantage is calledredistrictingrevisionismreapportionmentgerrymandering30s
- Q3What is the constitutional basis for reapportionment of House districts?population changespolitical agendasSupreme Court rulingsincome tax revenues30s
- Q4The most powerful member of the House of Representatives is theSpeaker of the Housemajority whipfloor leadermajority leader30s
- Q5why are committees a valuable tool of the House of Representatives?They divide the work of legislating based on members' specific areas of experitseThey identify which representatives are developing the most effective legislationThey provide a process for electing floor leaders and whipsThey offer all representatives the opportunity to collaborate with their colleagues in the Senate30s
- Q6What do the differences between requirements for membership in the Senate and the House of representatives indicate about the Framers intentions?The Framers wanted greater turnover within the Senate to encourage innovative governmentthe Framers expected that senators would be less experienced than representativesThe Framers intended for the Senate to be the chamber for ordinary citizensthe Framers intended to encourage a more reserved and thoughtful atmosphere in the Senate30s
- Q7which of the following best describes the election of senators?The Constitution originally called for a popular vote to choose senators, but an amendment shifted the responsibility for selecting senators to the state legislaturesSenators have always been chosen by a direct popular voteSenators have always been chosen by state legislaturesthe Constitution originally called for state legislatures to choose senators but an amendment introduced direct popular election of senators30s
- Q8What position does the vice president of the United States hold in the Senate?president of the SenateSenate majority leaderpresident pro temporepresident of the Senate Appropriations Committee30s
- Q9Which of the following statements about the Senate committee chairs is trueCommittee chairs are exempt from term limitscommittee chairs can be members of either the minority or majority partyCommittee chairs are mainly figureheads because professional staffers do all the real workA senator may not chair more than one committee30s
- Q10What is the purpose of cloture in the Senate?to determine appointments in the case of a tie.to place a limit on fiflibustersto pressure junior senators to vote along party linesto prevent senators from arguing during speeches30s
- Q11The map above best identifiesAutonomous Governments within the stateCountiesSchool DistrictsCongressional Districts30s
- Q12The districts on the map identify territories represented byLobbyistsJudgesSenatorsRepresentatives30s
- Q13Beto O'Rourke's district is366231630s
- Q14The number of districts a state receives is based onThe amount of territory a state has. Alaska has the most, followed by Texas, California, etc.The number of businesses within the statepopulation taken during a U.S. census taken every 10 yearsThe population of property owners30s
- Q15Who determines how the district lines are drawnThe GovernorThe state courtsU.S. CongressState Legislatures30s
