CH 13 Sec 1
1.
What are the qualifications for
becoming a representative?
a.
Must be 25 years old
b.
Citizens of the US for 7 years
c.
Legal residents of the states that
represent them
2.
What did congress limit the number of
representatives in 1929?
a.
They feared the House would become unmanageable
due to its size
b.
435 seats at a maximum are given out since
1929
3.
What is Gerrymandering? What did
the term come from?
a.
The political party that has the
majority in a state legislature draws district’s (voting) boundaries to gain an
advantage in elections
b.
Elbridge Gerry, a previous governor of Massachusetts
designed a district plan that gave his party a big advantage over the
Federalists
4.
What are the qualifications for
becoming a senator?
a.
Must be 30 years old
b.
Citizens of the US for 9 years before
election
c.
Legal representatives of the states
they represent
5.
What is a censure?
a.
A vote of formal disapproval of a member’s
actions
b.
These are lesser offences
6.
What are the characteristics of
congress member?
a.
½ of Congress are lawyers, large number of
bankers/businessmen/educators
b.
Typically white, middle-aged males
c.
There has been more diversity in recent years
including an increase in women, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and
Hispanics representatives
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