Name: ______________________________
Class: __________
Date: __________
Review 10-1: The National Legislature
1.
What is the historical reason for Americans choosing a bicameral legislature?
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2. What is a practical reason for Americans choosing a bicameral legislature?
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3. What is a theoretical reason for Americans choosing a bicameral legislature?
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4. What is a term of Congress?
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5. What is a session of Congress?
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6. How many sessions are there in a term of Congress? ________________________________
Name: ______________________________
Class: __________
Date: __________
Review 10-2: The House of Representatives
Using information from this section, complete the chart below, which shows data related to the
House of Representatives.
Characteristics of House
1. Size
Description
2. Terms
3. Date of Election
Characteristics of Its
Members
4. Age
Qualifications
5. Length of Citizenship
6. Residence
Match the descriptions in Column I with the terms in Column II. Write the correct letter in each
blank.
Column I
_____ 17.
_____ 18.
_____ 19.
_____ 20.
held between presidential elections
representative chosen from the State as a whole
distributed
district drawn to the advantage of the political
party in control of a State legislature
_____ 21. geographical district from which a representative
is chosen from a field of candidates
Column II
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
apportioned
off-year election
single-member district
at-large district
gerrymandered
Name: ______________________________
Class: __________
Date: __________
Review 10-3: The Senate
Using information from this section, compare data about the Senate with data about the House by
filling in the blanks in the chart below.
Characteristic
House
Senate
Size
435
1. ______________________________
Term Length
2 years
2. ______________________________
Date of Elections
Tuesday following first
Monday in November of
each even numbered year
Qualifications
House
3. ______________________________
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______________________________
Senate
Age
At least 25 years
4. ______________________________
Length of
Citizenship
At least 7 years
5. ______________________________
Residence
Inhabitant of the State
6. ______________________________
How Chosen
House
Senate
Originally
By voters in district
7. ______________________________
______________________________
Today
By voters in district
8. ______________________________
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Complete each sentence by writing the correct term in the blank provided.
9. The Senate is a ______________________________, that is, all of its seats are never up for
election at the same time.
10. ______________________________ are the people and interests the senators represent.
Name: ______________________________
Class: __________
Date: __________
Review 10-4: The Members of Congress
Answer the questions below on the roles played by members of Congress and the compensation
and privileges of the job.
Roles Played by a Member of Congress
1. Legislator: What does a legislator do? ___________________________________________
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2. Committee Member: What do members do as part of a congressional committee?
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3. Trustee: How does a member of Congress act as a trustee? __________________________
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4. Delegate: How does a member of Congress act as a delegate? ________________________
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5. Partisan: How does a member of Congress act as a partisan? ________________________
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6. Politico: How does a member of Congress act as a politico? _________________________
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Compensation and Privileges
7. Salary: What is the current salary of a member of Congress? ________________________
8. Non-salary Compensation: What are some fringe benefits for members of Congress?
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9. Privileges: To what does the phrase “cloak of legislative immunity” refer? _____________
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continue on the back
Use the cartoon below to answer questions 10-13.
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10.
a.
11.
a.
b.
c.
d.
12.
a.
b.
13.
a.
b.
c.
d.
What attitude toward the senator does the cartoon seem to convey?
sympathy
b. disapproval
c. objectivity
d. approval
Which of the following characteristics does NOT describe this senator?
He considers himself to be the servant of his constituents.
He has access to the media.
He is relatively free from concern about his constituents' interests.
He is white, male, and middle-aged.
Who are the men in the cartoon meant to represent?
a senator and a constituent
c. a senator and a representative
a senator and a reporter
d. a senator and a pollster
What point is the cartoonist trying to make?
Members of Congress feel that most people do not appreciate the difficulties of law-making.
Some senators see themselves as privileged and exempt from public opinion.
Constituents want favors from members of Congress, not just laws.
The press is obligated to expose corruption in Congress.