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