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Congress 2

Quiz by Beth Morgan

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30 questions
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  • Q1
    This state has only one house in its legislature
    Nebraska
    Louisiana
    California
    Illinois
    30s
  • Q2
    Term that is given to a legislative body with two parts
    congress
    bipartisan
    unicameral
    bicameral
    30s
  • Q3
    The first census was taken in what year?
    1790
    1780
    1860
    1800
    30s
  • Q4
    This is the total number of members that can be in the House of Representatives
    400
    465
    427
    435
    30s
  • Q5
    Term that is given to a legislative body with two parts
    bicameral
    30s
  • Q6
    How many years must you be a US citizen to serve in the senate
    5
    7
    0
    9
    30s
  • Q7
    How old must you be to serve as a congressman
    38
    22
    25
    30
    30s
  • Q8
    The first Congress had how many representatives
    65
    110
    99
    106
    30s
  • Q9
    Gerry-mander is a named for the way that some politicians unfairly do what
    draw congressional districts
    vote for senators
    choose their governor
    fill a state legislative seat
    30s
  • Q10
    Congressmen serve in the House of Reps how many years?
    1
    2
    6
    5
    30s
  • Q11
    How long is a congressman's term?
    8
    2
    6
    4
    30s
  • Q12
    The constitution originally allowed for the state's legislatures to place the senators in office, which amendment changed this?
    27th
    17th
    10th
    13th
    30s
  • Q13
    The number of congressmen in the house from each state is determined by what?
    the state's population
    how many white men in each state
    how soon each state joined the union
    the square footage of each state
    30s
  • Q14
    what fraction of slaves were counted as part of the population
    three-fourths
    three-fifths
    one-half
    two-thirds
    30s
  • Q15
    When the vote from the senate has to be a "super majority", what is the fraction that this includes?
    one-third
    one-half
    one-fourth
    two-thirds
    30s

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