Free Response#3 Article 1 Key Parts

Question 1

State how many chambers Congress has and how many members are allowed per states and describe a point meant for the House of Representatives

Answer 1

Two chambers House of Representatives and Senate. Houses is decided by population and senate is 2 per state.
This can change every 10 years with census Senate which was two senators per state regardless of population

Question 2

Age, residency requirements, and term length for each chamber with how many senators are up for reelection every 2 years

Answer 2

House- 25yrs old, citizen of US for 7yrs need to be a citizen of state your representing alter links two years with unlimited terms
Senate-30yrs old, citizen of US for 9yrs need to be a citizen of the state your representing, 6yr term lengths unlimited terms
1/3 seats up for election every 2 years

Question 3

Describe process for impeachment and expulsion in each chamber

Answer 3

A person from another branch of government can be impeached by majority vote of the house, then can be Convicted by 2/3 in the Senate
A member of Congress can be expelled by 2/3 vote in a chamber

Question 4

Describe leadership positions specifically stated in this article

Answer 4

Speaker of the house is elected by entire chamber
Official leader of the Senate is the vice president
President pro tempore presides over chamber when vice president is absent

Question 5

Describe the process for revenue bills

Answer 5

All revenue bills must start in the House of Representatives

Question 6

Describe specific powers Congress has in article one section 8

Answer 6

1. Regulates commerce with foreign nations in between states.
2. Make all laws necessary and proper for carrying to Carry out constitutional powers.
3. to declare war and maintain army and navy.
4. To lay and collect taxes, pay debt and borrow money, and print money