Congress Basics
This branch of government makes laws.
What is the legislative branch?
This is the number of senators per state.
What is 2?
This voting style follows the wishes of constituents.
What is the delegate model?
Members of this chamber serve this many years per term.
What is 2 years?
This is the minimum number of years a House member must be a U.S. citizen.
What is 7 years?
This is the total number of members in Congress.
What is 535?
This is the total number of senators in the U.S.
What is 100?
This voting style uses personal judgment and conscience.
What is the trustee model?
This is the minimum age requirement to serve in the House.
What is 25 years old?
This is the minimum number of years a senator must be a U.S. citizen.
What is 9 years?
This is a body in the government includes both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
What is Congress?
This is the minimum age requirement to be a senator.
This is the minimum age requirement to be a senator.
This voting style follows political party views.
What is the partisan model?
This determines how many representatives each state gets.
What is population?
This is the approximate salary of most members of Congress.
What is $174,000?
These are the two chambers that make up Congress.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
This is the length of a senator’s term.
What is 6 years?
This voting style combines delegate, trustee, and partisan roles.
What is the politico model?
This process redistributes House seats every 10 years.
What is reapportionment?
This is the amount of expirence you need in order to be a member of congress
What is No experience
This term describes a two-house legislature.
What is bicameral?
This amendment allowed citizens to directly elect senators.
What is the 17th Amendment?
This model balances public opinion, personal beliefs, and party pressure.
What is the politico model?
This is how often members of the House must run for reelection.
What is every 2 years?
This legal process allows immigrants to become U.S. citizens.
What is naturalization?