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Question 0

Congress is to begin the second session of each term on the same date of the following year; however, congress often takes advantage of the provision of the 20th amendment, which allows it to “appoint a different day.” So, the second session of each two year term usually ______________ a few days or even a few weeks after the appointed date.

Answer 0

Convenes

Question 1

According to the ____ th amendment, congressional terms begin at noon on the ___ rd day of _____________ on the (odd, even) years.

Answer 1

20
3
January
Odd

Question 2

Congressional elections awe on the first _________ after the first __________ of ___________ of (odd, even) years.

Answer 2

Tuesday
Monday
November
Even

Question 3

There are ____ sessions to every congressional term.

Answer 3

Two

Question 4

There are ____ members of congress, ____ of which are members of the House of Representatives, and of which ____ are senators.

Answer 4

535
435
100

Question 5

The ____ th amendment prohibits a sitting congress from giving itself a pay raise - that is any salary increase must occur after an intervening election.

Answer 5

27

Question 6

The two year period of time during which congress meets is a ________.

Answer 6

Term

Question 7

The period of time in which legislature meets to conduct business is a ____________.

Answer 7

Session

Question 8

Neither house of congress may _______ sine die ( finally, ending a session) without the others consent.

Answer 8

Adjourn

Question 9

Both houses do _________ for several short periods during a session - that is they may temporarily suspend business.

Answer 9

Recess

Question 10

The constitution does give the president power to ___________ a session but only when ___________________________________________________________. This power ________ used by a president.

Answer 10

Prorogue
The two houses can’t agree on a date for adjournment
Has never been

Question 11

The Supreme Court decision _____________ held that the constitution demands that the states draw congressional districts of substantially equal populations - that is citizens should have equal representation, “one person one vote” and that all districts of substantially disparate populations would deny this right.

Answer 11

Wesberry v. Sanders

Question 12

Representatives are generally elected

Answer 12

From congressional districts

Question 13

Senators are elected

Answer 13

At large

Question 14

Senators are elected for

Answer 14

Six year terms

Question 15

Representatives are elected for

Answer 15

Two year terms

Question 16

T/F

One half of the senators are up for reelection each term; the other half the next.

Answer 16

False 1/3

Question 17

Legislature made up of two houses

Answer 17

Bicameral

Question 18

Last for two years and numbered consecutively

Answer 18

Term

Question 19

That period of time during which each year congresses assembles and conducts business

Answer 19

Session

Question 20

Begins

Answer 20

Convenes

Question 21

Suspends until it’s next session

Answer 21

Adjourns

Question 22

Breaks both houses have for short periods of time

Answer 22

Recess

Question 23

Power of the president to end a session when the two houses can’t decide on a date for adjournment

Answer 23

Prorogue

Question 24

Only the president may fall congress to this meeting to deal with some emergency situation

Answer 24

Special session

Question 25

Distributed

Answer 25

Apportioned

Question 26

Elections between presidential elections

Answer 26

Off year elections

Question 27

The voters on each district elect one of the states representatives from among the field candidates running

Answer 27

Single member districts

Question 28

Elected from the state as a whole

Answer 28

At large

Question 29

Districts drawn so they are to the advantage of thE political party that controls the state legislature

Answer 29

Gerrymandering

Question 30

The person who currently holds the office

Answer 30

Incumbent

Question 31

All of its seats are never up for election at the same time

Answer 31

Continuous body

Question 32

The people and interest the senators represent

Answer 32

Constituencies

Question 33

Agents of the people who elected them

Answer 33

Delegates

Question 34

Each question they face must be decided on merits

Answer 34

Trustees

Question 35

They owe their first allegiance to their political party

Answer 35

Partisans

Question 36

Attempt to combine the basic elements of the delegate trustee and partisans

Answer 36

Politicos

Question 37

Proposed laws by congess

Answer 37

Bills

Question 38

Be considered and acted upon by the full membership of the house or senate

Answer 38

Floor consideration

Question 39

The process by which congress checks or see that the executive branch agencies are carrying out the policies that congress had set by law

Answer 39

Oversight function

Question 40

Well known benefit that allows congress to ,ail letters and other materials postage free by substituting their facsimile signature for the postage

Answer 40

Franking privilege