Ch 10 Congress :

Sessions:

This is the number of houses in Congress? _____________________________________________________________

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Why does Congress have 2 houses? __________________________________________________________________

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How is federalism seen in Congress? __________________________________________________________________

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How many sessions does Congress have? _____________________________________________________________

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This person can call one or both houses into a “special session”. ___________________________________________

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Laws:

Though still allowed, Wesberry V. Sanders, 1964 limits gerrymandering in what way? ___________________________

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Gomillion V. Lightfoot, 1960 restricts what in the process of gerrymandering?

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How often does the number of representatives per state potentially change & why?

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This Article provides “in all Cases, except Treason, Felony & Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their

Attendance at the Session of their House…” ____________________________________________________________

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Article I, Section 6, Clause 1 also provides for this…it is their freedom of speech. ______________________________

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House:

What is number of representatives for California and then for the nation in the House? __________________________

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The Constitution made no mention of this, making electing officials a little dubious at first. ________________________

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What do D.C., Guam, The Virgin Islands and American Samoa each have in common? __________________________

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Why are House Reps in office for two years? ___________________________________________________________

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What document makes the House “the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members?”

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Senate:

This is the number of Senators in the U.S. Senate. ______________________________________________________

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This Amendment changed how Senators were elected to office. _____________________________________________

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This is the term set for a Senator. _____________________________________________

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This term describes the Senate – it is always in a state of flux. _____________________________________________

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This is the requirements for a U.S. Senator. ____________________________________________________________

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Fun:

This is method most states take in electing members to the House.

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This is the process where the party with political power redraws district lines, usually to favor the election process.

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25 years of age, a citizen of the U.S. for 7 years and inhabitant of the voting state. ______________________________

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Who is the longest serving Congressmen and how long did he / she serve? __________________________________

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These are the five major roles of a Congressman. _____________

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This is one way Congress increase pay for themselves. _________________________________________________

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