Question

warm up: structure of congress review
the powers of congress notebook
to show me you remember what i taught you last class, answer the following review questions.

1. congress is bicameral—what does that mean?
2. what are the two parts of congress called?
3. what is the main job of congress?
4. why do some states have more representatives than other states?
5. how many members are in the house compared to the senate?
6. what are the requirements to be in the house of reps?
7. what are the requirements to be in the senate?

Explanation:

1. Bicameral means having two chambers or houses.
2. The two parts of Congress are the House of Representatives and the Senate.
3. The main job of Congress is to make laws.
4. Some states have more representatives than others because representation in the House of Representatives is based on population.
5. There are 435 members in the House of Representatives and 100 members in the Senate.
6. To be in the House of Representatives, a person must be at least 25 years old, a U.S. citizen for at least 7 years, and a resident of the state they represent.
7. To be in the Senate, a person must be at least 30 years old, a U.S. citizen for at least 9 years, and a resident of the state they represent.

Answer:

1. Congress having two chambers.
2. House of Representatives and Senate.
3. Making laws.
4. Representation based on population.
5. 435 in House, 100 in Senate.
6. At least 25, U.S. citizen 7 + years, state resident.
7. At least 30, U.S. citizen 9 + years, state resident.