Practice Test: Gov. Ch. 10

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What does it mean to apportion, and how is this done with the seats in the House of Reps?
What is the difference btwn a term and a session of Congress?
What is 17th Amendment and why did it gain wide public support?
What is an earmark?
What qualifications must members of the House meet?
What was the verdict of Wesberry v. Sanders and how did it change the makeup of the House?
Why do most senators receive more public attention than their colleagues in the House?

The 17th Amendment held that senators were to be elected by the voters in each state at the regular November elections. It's popular because ppl get to vote for their senators.
The seats are distributed to each state every ten years, after each census based on population.
It is an amount of money granted by a senator to any given location and hidden in a bill. It invites corruption.
They are presidential candidates, they fin it easier to establish themselves as the champions of public policies that appeal to large segments of the American people, they are more likely to be covered by the media in their states, and they tend to have more clout in their Sate's politics than that enjoyed by members of the House of Reps.
Each member must be at least 25 years old, have been a citizen of the U.S. for at least 7 years, be an inhabitant of the State from which he or she is elected, live in the district he or she represents, and have vote-getting abilities.
The Supreme Court held that the Constitution demands that the States draw congressional districts of substantially equal populations. As a result, the nation's cities and suburbs now speak with a much louder voice in Congress than they did before that decision.
A term of Congress lasts for two years, and each of those two-year terms is numbered consecutively, while a session is that period of time during which, each year, Congress assembles and conducts business.

How do elections in a single-member district differ from elections in States that filled their seats at large?
How are seats in the House distributed?
How does a Senator's constituency differ from that of a typical member of the House?
Why do politicians gerrymander districts?
How do the different terms of office for the House and Senate allow each house of Congress to make a unique contribution to national decision-making?