Fact Test

Question 1

How Many Members In The House Of Reps

Answer 1

435

Question 2

How Many Members In the senate

Answer 2

100 2 per state

Question 3

What terms do Members serve in both houses?

Answer 3

2in the house 6 in the senate

Question 4

On average how many people are there in a congressional district?

Answer 4

711,000

Question 5

How many congressional districts does Wisconsin currently have?

Answer 5

8

Question 6

How many congressional districts does California have?

Answer 6

53

Question 7

Name 4 exclusive powers of the Senate

Answer 7

Try cases of impeachment, ratify treaties, confirm presidential appointments,elect vp in cases of deadlock

Question 8

What changes did the 17th Amendment make?

Answer 8

Passage of the 17th Amendment to the Constitution allowed for direct elections of senators.

Question 9

What was the situation before the 17th Amendment?

Answer 9

Senators originally chosen indirectly by state legislatures.

Question 10

Name 4 exclusive powers of the House of Representatives.

Answer 10

Elect president in case of electoral deadlock, Vote on Impeachment, initiate money bills

Question 11

Name 3 concurrent powers shared by both houses of Congress

Answer 11

Initiate Constitutional Amendments.
Declarations of War.
Confirm appointed Vice Presidents

Question 12

Where does it stipulate Congress’ powers in the Constitution?

Answer 12

Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution

Question 13

Why was the House of Representatives given the power to initiate money bills?

Answer 13

As the only directly elected house (at the start) the FF believed that the directly elected representatives should have the first say in spending the people’s money

Question 14

How many times has the House used its power to impeach a member of either the executive or the judiciary?

Answer 14

17 times since 1789.

Question 15

How many times has the electoral college been deadlocked?

Answer 15

Twice 1800 and 1824

Question 16

Which president was impeached by the House and tried by the Senate in 1999?

Answer 16

Bill Clinton

Question 17

What kind of majority is required in the Senate to confirm an appointment made by the president?

Answer 17

Simple majority

Question 18

What is ‘senatorial courtesy’?

Answer 18

President can confer with any Senator in his own party before he makes nomination to fill a vacancy for a federal office affecting the state.

Question 19

What is the most important of the concurrent powers of Congress?

Answer 19

the passage of legislation – all bills must pass through all stages in both houses – neither can override the other. Both must agree the same passage before it is sent to president for his signature.

Question 20

Give 2 reasons why North Carolina’s 12th Congressional District is contentious.

Answer 20

100 miles long and gerrymandered for purposes of representation of minorities