Unit 2 Legislative Branch questions and answers(graded A+)

Unit 2: Legislative Branch
questions and
answers(graded A+)
Congress - answer The institution of the United States
that writes law which consists of the Senate and House of
Representatives


House of representatives - answer Seats - 435 The number
is based on population in each State Term - 2 years
Qualifications - Be 25 years old, have been a citizen of the
United States for 7 years, and live in the state which they
represent


Senate - answer Seats - 100 (2 per state) Term - 6 years
Qualifications - 30 years old, have been a citizen of the
United States for 9 years, and must live in the State they
represent


Reapportionment - answer To redistribute the seats in a
legislative body (occurs every 10 years) [Change the
number of seats for each State]


Gerrymandering - answer The drawing of electoral district
lines to the advantage of a party or group [The redrawing
of district lines to benefit a political party]

, Delegates - answer Vote for what the people they
represent want


Trustees - answer Vote based on what the bill will do


Partisans - answer Vote for what the party supports


Politicos - answer Vote based on a combination of the
three types


Expressed Powers - answer Powers written into the
Constitution as instruction for what Congress can do.
examples - Commerce Power; Power to Tax; Power to
Borrow from states; Bankruptcy Power; Power to create
Currency; Power to Declare War; Postal Power; Copyrights
and Patents;