CONGRESS - basic info

Question 1

Is Congress bicameral?

Answer 1

YES - there are two chambers.

Done so by the Founding Fathers at Philadelphia Convention, where some delegates wanted states to be equally represented and others wanted representation proportionate to the wider population.

Question 2

What is the lower house?

Answer 2

Representatives

Question 3

What is the upper house?

Answer 3

Senate

Question 4

REPRESENTATIVES

Answer 4

435 members

two-year terms

must be 25, 7 years citizen

states with more than one rep = represent different sub-divisions known as congressional district

Question 5

SENATE

Answer 5

100 members

each state elects 2 senators

6 year term (1/3 of senators are elected every two years)

30 years old, citizen for 9+ years

Question 6

Current House Speaker?

Answer 6

Nancy Pelosi

Question 7

CONTROL OF HOUSE?

Answer 7

Dems have 222

Reps have 211

Question 8

CONTROL OF SENATE?

Answer 8

Reps have 50 seats

Dems have 48 (two independents also support Dems)

50-50 split

Kamala Harris has tying vote

Question 9

2022 mid-terms

what positions are up for election?

Answer 9

2022 - whole house faces election, 1/3 of senate faces election.

Question 10

2022 mid-terms

what trend is happening?

Answer 10

united governments are RARER than before.