ch. 10 exam

Question 1

This is the specified length of time served by elected officials in their elected offices.

Answer 1

6 years

Question 2

This is the distribution of congressional seats (membership) among the states on the basis of their respective populations:

Answer 2

apportion

Question 3

When Congress prepares to (re)apportion, or (re)distribute, the seats in the House of Representatives it:

Answer 3

apportions among the states based on population

Question 4

If the territory of a congressional district is not compact, the States’ legislature may have drawn its districts’ boundaries using a process called:

Answer 4

gerrymandering; redistricting

Question 5

Unlike most House members, senators are elected by all State voters from one
Statewide slate in a(n):

Answer 5

popular election

Question 6

A citizen from the home State of a Congressman, whom he or she represents in Washington, D.C. is called a:

Answer 6

representative

Question 7

The length of service for Congress begins on the 3rd day of January of every odd-numbered year and is called a:

Answer 7

session

Question 8

To run for a House of Representatives seat, you must be no younger than:

Answer 8

25yrs old

Question 9

The number of House members representing each State is recalculated every:

Answer 9

10 years

Question 10

The main benefit of a bicameral Congress is that it:

Answer 10

prevents the legislative branch from having too much power

Question 11

The total number of members in the House of Representatives is:

Answer 11

435 members

Question 12

Looking over bills to see if the House or Senate should discuss them is the main duty of members of Congress as:

Answer 12

oversight function

Question 13

What classification of Congressman decides solely on their own how to vote on public policy?

Answer 13

trustees

Question 14

What classification of Congressman decides solely on the opinions of their constituents?

Answer 14

delegates

Question 15

What classification of Congressman decides solely on how their political party votes on public policy?

Answer 15

partisans

Question 16

What classification of Congressman is a hybrid of the other classifications when it come to how to vote on public policy?

Answer 16

politicos

Question 17

The practical reason behind establishing a bicameral legislature was:

Answer 17

the necessity to find compromise between the New Jersey and Virginia plans

Question 18

When are special sessions of Congress called by the POTUS?

Answer 18

emergency situations

Question 19

The Constitution requires a member of Congress to be resident of their:

Answer 19

state they represent

Question 20

Which of the following is a major role of members of Congress?

Answer 20

servants of their constituents

Question 21

The franking privilege allows members of Congress to:

Answer 21

mail letters and other materials postage-free

Question 22

As of 2022, a Congress-person’s annual salary is set at:

Answer 22

$174,000