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Congress
Vocabulary
Serving Terms
Requirements
Senate and House
100
"lower house"
What is another name for the "House" ?
100
Term that refers to the number of representatives assigned to a state based upon its population.
What is apportionment?
100
2 years
What is years served before re-election in the House?
100
25 years old.
What is the required age to serve in the House of Representatives?
100
Term limitations are the maximum amount of terms you are aloud to serve in office.
What is term limitations?
200
"upper house"
What is another name for the "Senate" ?
200
Drawing a district's boundaries in an odd shaped manner in order to benefit one political party over another.
What is gerrymandering?
200
Unlimited terms may be served.
What is the amount of terms you may serve in the House?
200
7 years
What is the required amount of years that you have to be a US citizen to serve in the House of Representatives?
200
100 members.
What is the total amount of members in the Senate?
300
Richard Burr
What is the name of our Senior Senator?
300
Right of Congressmen to send job-related mail without postage.
What is franking privileges?
300
6 years
What is the number of years before re-elections served in the Senate?
300
30 years old.
What is the age required to serve in the Senate?
300
Determines number from each state.
What is a census?
400
Kay Hagan
What is the name of our Junior Senator?
400
Legal protection to speak freely while in Congress.
What is limited immunity?
400
Unlimited terms may be served.
What is the amount of terms you may serve in the Senate?
400
9 years.
What is the required amount of years that you have to be a US citizen to serve in Senate?
400
Closer to the people, of which you represent.
What is "district"?
500
2 per state
What is the number of Senators per state?
500
Removed from congress.
What is expulsion?
500
If you are disloyal or not honest.
What is one way you may be removed from serving terms in Congress?
500
Live in the state you represent.
What is one requirement you must have to serve in both House of Representatives and the Senate?
500
435 total members
What is the total number of members in House of Representatives?