Congress is divided into houses called the ________ and the ________.
Senate House of Representatives
One reason the Framers set up a ________ Congress is because they wanted to keep Congress from becoming too ________.
bicameral powerful
A ________ is a period of time each year when Congress meets to talk about laws. Each ________ of Congress has two sessions.
session term
There are ________ senators from each state.
two
The number of House members for each state is determined by __________.
population
The House of Representatives has ________ elected officials, each whom serve a ________-year term.
435 two
States with more people send more ________ to Congress than states with fewer people.
representatives
Every 10 years after each ________, the Census Bureau decides on the number of House seats for each district.
census
Each member of the House of Reps is elected from a ________ in their state.
district
Gerrymandering is the unfair drawing of ________ ________ to favor one party over another.
congressional districts
Candidates for the House of Reps must be ________ years of age.
25
Candidates for the House must have been citizens for at least ________ years, and they must live in the state from which they are elected.
seven
They are ________ senators serving in the Senate today.
100
A Senator's term in office is ________ years.
six
Senators must be at least ________ years old, citizens of the US for at least ________ years, and residents of the state they represent.
30 9
Because all of its seats are never up for reelection at the same time, the Senate is known as a ________ ________.
continuous body
Most members of Congress were born in the ________ they represent.
states
Congressmen usually have many years of political ________.
experience
Members of Congress cast their votes in one of four ways: as ________, ________, ________, or ________.
delegates trustees partisans politicos
Members of Congress receive many ________. Some inclue a tax deduction, travel allowances, medial care, and the ________ ________, which allows them to mail materials for free.
benefits franking privilege