CHAPTER 10 TEST STUDY GUIDE – POLITICAL PARTIES
What is a special session?
What is a continuous body?
Explain gerrymandering.
What is a session?
Explain single-member district.
What does a term refer to? How long do Senators serve for? How long do Representatives of the
House serve for?
Why is the lawmaking function of Congress is central to democracy?
What are the qualifications for House members that are written in the Constitution?
How many Senators represent each state and how are they chosen?
What are the qualifications for becoming a Senator that are written in the Constitution?
What was the result of the Supreme Court case Wesberry v Sanders ruling?
How much are Senators and House members compensated?
What is a major duty of committee members in Congress?
What are the reasons the House may refuse to seat a member-elect (someone who was elected to the
House of Representatives)?
What does it mean to prorogue a session? Who can do this?
Who has the authority to call a special session of Congress? When?
How are the number Senate seats held by each state determined?
What is the demographic make-up of a typical member of Congress?
What are the different roles that a member of Congress fills?