Chapter 10

Question 1

Who was the Ohio Republican U.S. Senate?

Answer 1

J.D. Vance

Question 2

Who was the Representative in U.S. House?

Answer 2

Bob Latta

Question 3

Who was the Ohio Democrat in U.S. Senate?

Answer 3

Sherrod Brown

Question 4

Who was the State Rep. in General Assembly?

Answer 4

Jon Cross

Question 5

Who was the State Senator in General Assembly?

Answer 5

Rob McColley

Question 6

How has gerrymandering affected the number of seats at risk?

Answer 6

Only a handful are up for real contest in election

Question 7

What is the main goal of gerrymandering?

Answer 7

create as many safe districts as possible

Question 8

Who has the responsibility for drawing the congression districts in a state?

Answer 8

State Legislature

Question 9

Who determines the number of congressional seats each state should have?

Answer 9

Census Bureau

Question 10

how often is a redistribution of seats determined and after what event?

Answer 10

every ten years, census

Question 11

Before the 17th amendment gave the voters control, who chose the US Senators?

Answer 11

State Legislature

Question 12

what are the duties of congress?

Answer 12

to legislate, to represent constituents, to serve on committees

Question 13

How did the 20th amendment affect congressional terms?

Answer 13

moved inauguration from march to January

Question 14

What are the characteristics of the “Average” congress person?

Answer 14

white male, married, religious affiliation, legal background, went to college.

Question 15

Legislative branch of the national government

Answer 15

congress

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Continuous body

Question 17

two year congressional assignment

Answer 17

term

Question 18

representatives who vote using independent judgments

Answer 18

trustee

Question 19

Distribution of representatives

Answer 19

apportioned

Question 20

Committee work by congress to check agencies in the executive branch

Answer 20

oversight function

Question 21

How long is a congressional representative’s term?

Answer 21

2 years

Question 22

How long is the US Senator’s term?

Answer 22

6 years

Question 23

Three qualifications to be in the senate

Answer 23

30 years old, live in state, 9 year citizenship

Question 24

Congressional elections that occur in nonpresidential years

Answer 24

off year elections

Question 25

Senator from West Virginia elected to 9 terms

Answer 25

Robert Byrd

Question 26

Representative from Ohio expelled from the House in 2002 from bribery and tax evasion

Answer 26

James Traficant

Question 27

congress consisting of two houses

Answer 27

bicameral

Question 28

Congression districts drawn to the advantage of a political party

Answer 28

gerrymandering

Question 29

people and interests that representative serve

Answer 29

constituencies

Question 30

When congress does not meet until the next session

Answer 30

adjourn

Question 31

Representatives who vote the way people at home would like them to

Answer 31

delegate

Question 32

Congress People that can mail postage free

Answer 32

Franking Privilege

Question 33

Representatives using many different philosophies

Answer 33

politicos

Question 34

Why is Congress at the heart of most basic government function of democracy?

Answer 34

because congress makes nation's laws

Question 35

How many seats are currently in the house of representatives?

Answer 35

435

Question 36

What has been the most common outcome of off year elections?

Answer 36

the president's party decreases its number of seats in congress

Question 37

When must congressional elections be held?

Answer 37

the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even years

Question 38

What is not a reason for the constitution established as a bicameral legislature?

Answer 38

many nations have bicameral

Question 39

period of time during which the congress meets each years

Answer 39

session

Question 40

representatives who vote with the party's leaders

Answer 40

partisans

Question 41

How did the framers settle the conflict between the Virginia and New Jersey plans?

Answer 41

bicameral congress with one part equal and one part based on population

Question 42

How is the number of seats for each state in the house distributed?

Answer 42

Population

Question 43

How are gerrymandering lines drawn?

Answer 43

spread opposition thinly in many different districts or concentrated in just a few

Question 44

How many total people are there in the senate and how is this determined?

Answer 44

100, each state gets 2

Question 45

How does the speech or debate clause give congresspeople legislative immunity?

Answer 45

Protects them from getting sued (verbally and written)

Question 46

What are three qualifications of the house of representatives?

Answer 46

25 years old, live in state, 7 years as citizen