Matching Pairs Design of CongressOnline version Match the key components of Congress by Ss McDermott 1 23 Which house of Congress confirms (approves) presidential appointments? 2 7 What three states have only one U.S. Representative? 3 1 What is the term of office (the number of years a person holds an elected office between elections) of a member of the House of Representatives? 4 6 What three states have a large number of U.S. Representatives? 5 19 Who is the presiding officer (the person in charge of) the U.S. Senate? 6 21 How many senators does the state of Maryland have? 7 4 What is the total number of members in the House of Representatives? 8 22 Which house of Congress ratifies (approves) treaties? 9 17 In order to run for the U.S. Senate you must have been a citizen of the United States for how many years? 10 11 Who is the constituency of a member of the House of Representatives? 11 3 On what is the number of U.S. Representatives given to each state based? 12 10 What does the word constituency mean? 13 16 In order to run for the Senate you must be a minimum of how many years old? 14 20 When is the only time the presiding officer of the U.S. Senate can actually vote? 15 12 Which type of bills can only be introduced in the House of Representatives? 16 9 In order to run for the House of Representatives you must have been a citizen of the United States for how many years? 17 8 In order to run for the House of Representatives you must be a minimum of how many years old? 18 2 Who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives? 19 5 Each U.S. representative represents approximately how many people in his/her Congressional district? 20 24 Who presides over the Senate in the vice president’s absence? 21 14 How many senators does each state have, regardless of its population size? 22 18 Who is the constituency of a United States Senator? 23 13 What is the term of office of a U.S. Senator? 24 15 What is the total number of United States Senators? The constituency of a member of the House of Representatives consists of all the members in the representative’s election district. The Vice President may only vote in case of a tie. The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives. The term of office of a U.S. Senator is 6 years. Each U.S. representative represents approximately 690,000 people. Members of the Senate may confirm or reject presidential appointments. The total number of members of the House of Representatives is 435. The constituency of a United States Senator is all the people in his/her state. In order to run for the U.S. Senate you must have been a U.S. citizen for at least 9 years. In order to run for a seat in the House of Representatives you must be at least 25 years old. Bills dealing with money must be first introduced in the House of Representatives. The State of Maryland has two senators. Three states with a large number of U.S. Representatives are California, Texas, and Florida. The total number of U.S. Senators is 100. The president pro tempore presides over the Senate in the absence of the vice president. In order to run for the U.S. Senate you must at least be 30 years old. Members of the Senate ratify or reject treaties. Constituency means the persons whom a member of Congress has been elected to represent. The Vice President of the U.S. is the presiding officer of the U.S. Senate The number of U.S. representatives given to each state is based on the population of that state. Each state has two senators regardless of its population. The term of office of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is 2 years. States with only one representative are Montana, Wyoming North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Delaware, and Alaska. In order to run for the House of Representatives you must have been a citizen of the U.S. for at least 7 years.
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