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Congress Questions
Congress
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Social Studies
9th Grade
01/07/2014

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  1. The framers of the Constitution conceived of ______________________ as the center of policymaking in America.

 

 

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Congress

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 2. The United States House of Representatives has _______________ members.

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435
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3. The United States Senate has _________________ members.

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100 (2 from each state)
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What is true about the minimum age requirement for members of the House?  For the Senate

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25 in the House of Representatives

30 in the Senate

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6. How are members of congress like or unlike the American public as a whole? 

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Members come mostly from occupations with high status and usually have substantial incomes. Law and business are the dominant prior occupations, with other elite occupations also well represented.

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7. Relative to the total population, the most underrepresented group in Congress is which group

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7.

Women are the most underrepresented demographic group in Congress; more than half of the population is female, but only 16 senators and 71 voting representatives are female.

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8. Millionaire Senator Edward Kennedy sponsoring a bill to help the poor and disadvantaged would be an example of

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I believe that this should be "voting as a trustee."  Please ask teacher for clarification.

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