Quiz 2.1

Question 1

How many people in the House of Representatives?

Answer 1

435 members

Question 2

How many people in the Senate?

Answer 2

100 (2 per state)

Question 3

Qualifications for Senate

Answer 3

Minimum age 30, U.S. citizen for 9 years, and resident of the state represented

Question 4

Qualifications for House of Representatives

Answer 4

At least 25 years old; US citizen for at least 7 years; live in the state where elected

Question 5

Term lengths for Senate

Answer 5

6 years, elections are staggered so not all Senators are up for re-election at once

Question 6

Term lengths for House of Representatives

Answer 6

2 years, can be re-elected unlimited number of times

Question 7

Checks on the power of Congress

Answer 7

Bill needs to be passed in House of Representatives and Senate, Supreme Court can declare laws unconstitutional, President needs ⅔ majority to override a veto

Question 8

Purpose of congressional committees

Answer 8

Screen massive number of bills, divide work load

Question 9

Definition of “Bicameral”

Answer 9

Legislature assembly composed of two chambers or houses

Question 10

How do bills become laws?

Answer 10

If a bill has passed in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and has been approved by the President, or if a presidential veto has been overridden, the bill becomes a law and is enforced by the government

Question 11

How to override a veto?

Answer 11

2/3 vote in both houses

Question 12

Legislative power

Answer 12

Powers relating to lawmaking (making and changing laws)

Question 13

Non-Legislative powers

Answer 13

Powers that do not have to do with creating laws