Congress Basics
Senate
Types of Voting in Congress
House of Representatives
Qualifications
100

This branch of government makes laws.

What is the legislative branch?

100

This is the number of senators per state.

What is 2?

100

This voting style follows the wishes of constituents.

What is the delegate model?

100

Members of this chamber serve this many years per term.

What is 2 years?

100

This is the minimum number of years a House member must be a U.S. citizen.

What is 7 years?

200

This is the total number of members in Congress.

What is 535?


200

This is the total number of senators in the U.S.

What is 100?

200

This voting style uses personal judgment and conscience.

What is the trustee model?

200

This is the minimum age requirement to serve in the House.

What is 25 years old?

200

This is the minimum number of years a senator must be a U.S. citizen.

What is 9 years?

300

This is a body in the government includes both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

What is Congress?


300

This is the minimum age requirement to be a senator.

This is the minimum age requirement to be a senator.

300

This voting style follows political party views.

What is the partisan model?

300

This determines how many representatives each state gets.

What is population?

300

This is the approximate salary of most members of Congress.

What is $174,000?

400

These are the two chambers that make up Congress.

What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?

400

This is the length of a senator’s term.

What is 6 years?

400

This voting style combines delegate, trustee, and partisan roles.

What is the politico model?


400

This process redistributes House seats every 10 years.

What is reapportionment?

400

This is the amount of expirence you need in order to be a member of congress

What is No experience 

500

This term describes a two-house legislature.

What is bicameral?

500

This amendment allowed citizens to directly elect senators.

What is the 17th Amendment?

500

This model balances public opinion, personal beliefs, and party pressure.

What is the politico model?

500

This is how often members of the House must run for reelection.

What is every 2 years?

500

This legal process allows immigrants to become U.S. citizens.

What is naturalization?