Which qualification for House members is not in the constitution?
What is must live in the district being represented.
100
the house may refuse to seat a member elect only if he
What is does not meet constitutional standards of age, citizenship, residency
100
which of the following is required of candidates for the house of representatives due to longstanding custom
What is must currently reside in the district he or she represents
100
before the 17th amendment was adopted, senators were chosen by
What is state legislatures
100
the party in power tends to lose seats in off year elections because
What is both b and c
200
What statement about the senate is true?
What is in has 2 members from each state
200
the numver of senate seats hel by each state is
What is fixed by the constitution
200
on average, which group of people occupy the majority of seats in congress
What is white, middle aged men
200
all of the following are differences between the house and senate except
What is method of election
200
at large elections were unfair because they
What is ignored the voice of a large segment of the population
300
which fact disqualifies a person from representing Utah in the Senate
What is the candidate has be a citizen for 8 years
300
the framers of the constitution favored bicameralism because
What is it allowed fair and equal representation of the states at the national level
300
which statement about congressional districts is true
What is they function as voting districts within each state
300
the amount of business that congress must handle has the side effect of
What is lessening the likelihood of a special session
300
all of the following are possible reasons why the senate is called the upper house except
What is its size
400
the fact that all congressional districts in a state must have about the same number of people so that one person's vote is equal to other's is due to:
What is wesberry vs. sanders ruling
400
which of the following is true of the house of representatives
What is every state is represented by at least one member
400
senators are elected to serve
What is six year terms
400
the fact that alaska has only one seat in the house is a reflection of all of the following except
What is its geographic size
400
while those who vote a straight party ticket would likely prefer thier senators and representative to vote as ____, independents would no doubt prefer___.
What is partisans, trustees
500
Compensation for senators is the same as for representatives
What is the same as for representatives
500
which group has generally used its power to gerrymander congressional districts
What is state legislatures
500
which of the following is a qualification for senators
What is must have been a citizen for at least 9 years
500
when congress chose not to reapportion following the 1920 census it
What is violated the constitution
500
roughly speaking, interest groups and congress have on similar function as both
What is check up on one or more branches of government to see if they are doing their jobs