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