21 How many senators does the state of Maryland have?
24 Who presides over the Senate in the vice president’s absence?
1 What is the term of office (the number of years a person holds an elected office between elections) of a member of the House of Representatives?
18 Who is the constituency of a United States Senator?
22 Which house of Congress ratifies (approves) treaties?
8 In order to run for the House of Representatives you must be a minimum of how many years old?
5 Each U.S. representative represents approximately how many people in his/her Congressional district?
10 What does the word constituency mean?
13 What is the term of office of a U.S. Senator?
14 How many senators does each state have, regardless of its population size?
11 Who is the constituency of a member of the House of Representatives?
16 In order to run for the Senate you must be a minimum of how many years old?
17 In order to run for the U.S. Senate you must have been a citizen of the United States for how many years?
12 Which type of bills can only be introduced in the House of Representatives?
2 Who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives?
7 What three states have only one U.S. Representative?
3 On what is the number of U.S. Representatives given to each state based?
6 What three states have a large number of U.S. Representatives?
15 What is the total number of United States Senators?
19 Who is the presiding officer (the person in charge of) the U.S. Senate?
20 When is the only time the presiding officer of the U.S. Senate can actually vote?
9 In order to run for the House of Representatives you must have been a citizen of the United States for how many years?
4 What is the total number of members in the House of Representatives?
23 Which house of Congress confirms (approves) presidential appointments?
Bills dealing with money must be first introduced in the House of Representatives.
Each U.S. representative represents approximately 690,000 people.
The constituency of a United States Senator is all the people in his/her state.
The constituency of a member of the House of Representatives consists of all the members in the representative’s election district.
In order to run for the House of Representatives you must have been a citizen of the U.S. for at least 7 years.
The term of office of a U.S. Senator is 6 years.
Three states with a large number of U.S. Representatives are California, Texas, and Florida.
In order to run for the U.S. Senate you must at least be 30 years old.
Members of the Senate may confirm or reject presidential appointments.
In order to run for the U.S. Senate you must have been a U.S. citizen for at least 9 years.
The State of Maryland has two senators.
The total number of U.S. Senators is 100.
The total number of members of the House of Representatives is 435.
In order to run for a seat in the House of Representatives you must be at least 25 years old.
Each state has two senators regardless of its population.
The number of U.S. representatives given to each state is based on the population of that state.
Members of the Senate ratify or reject treaties.
The Vice President of the U.S. is the presiding officer of the U.S. Senate
States with only one representative are Montana, Wyoming North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Delaware, and Alaska.
The president pro tempore presides over the Senate in the absence of the vice president.
The term of office of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is 2 years.
The Vice President may only vote in case of a tie.
The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives.
Constituency means the persons whom a member of Congress has been elected to represent.
