Question

congress in a flash
help the historian. someone has found an early copy of the constitution, but it is in pretty bad shape, and lots of pieces are missing—especially in article i. now that you know about congress, you can help fill in the gaps! read each excerpt and decide what should go where the numbers are.

section. 2.
(1) shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states, and the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature.

no person shall be a (2) who shall not have attained to the age of (3) years, and been seven years a (4) of the united states, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen.... (5)

1. which chamber of congress is section 2 talking about?

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1. what role is missing here?

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1. how old must they be to serve?

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1. seven years of being a what?

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1. what does this last part mean? can you put it in simpler language? (...be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen...)

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section. 3.
(1a) of the united states shall be composed of two (1b) from each state, chosen by the legislature thereof, for six years; and each... shall have one vote.

no person shall be a...who shall not have attained to the age of (2) years, and been (3) years a citizen of the united states, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he (4) shall be chosen.

1. (a) which chamber of congress is section 3 talking about? (b) what is this role called?

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1. how old must they be to serve?

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1. how long must they have been a citizen?

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1. fyi: the first woman to be elected to this chamber was hattie caraway of arkansas in 1932.

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section. 5.
...each house may determine the rules of its proceedings (1), punish its members for disorderly behaviour, and, with the concurrence of two thirds, expel a member... (2)

1. who makes the rules for how the house and senate do their jobs?

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1. challenge question: if the senate wants to expel a member, how many senators have to agree?

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Explanation:

This problem is about the U.S. Constitution's Article I, focusing on Congress. The subfield under Social Science is Politics (specifically U.S. Government/Constitutional Law - related). For each question:

1. Section 2: The House of Representatives (elected every 2 years by people, qualifications for Electors match state legislature's most numerous branch).
2. Missing role: Representative (since Section 2 is House, members are Representatives).
3. Age: 25 years (Constitutional requirement for House members).
4. Seven years a Citizen (of the US, for House members).
5. Simplified: When elected, they must live in the state they represent.

Section 3:

1. (a) Senate (two from each state, chosen by legislature originally, 6 - year terms). (b) Senator.
2. Age: 30 years (Senate age requirement).
3. Citizen for 9 years (Senate citizenship requirement).
4. The chamber is Senate (Hattie Caraway was first woman Senator).

Section 5:

1. Each House (House and Senate) makes its own rules.
2. Expelling a senator: 2/3 of senators (Constitutional rule: 2/3 concurrence to expel).

Answer:

Section 2 Questions:

1. The House of Representatives.
2. Representative.
3. 25 years old.
4. Citizen.
5. When elected, they must live in the state they are chosen to represent.

Section 3 Questions:

1. (a) The Senate. (b) Senator.
2. 30 years old.
3. 9 years.
4. The chamber is the Senate.

Section 5 Questions:

1. Each House (the House of Representatives and the Senate) makes its own rules.
2. Two - thirds of the senators (at least 67 senators, since there are 100) must agree.