Q 01/05

How many voting members does Congress have in total?

A) 535

B) 538

C) 600

D) 650

Answer · why

A) 535

That is 100 senators plus 435 representatives; the 538 figure is the Electoral College, which adds three votes for DC.

Q 02/05

What law fixed the House of Representatives at 435 seats?

A) Reapportionment Act of 1929

B) Uniform Congressional District Act

C) Judiciary Act of 1789

D) Legislative Reorganization Act

Answer · why

A) Reapportionment Act of 1929

The House had grown with every census until 1929; since then seats are only shuffled between states.

Q 03/05

How long is a single U.S. Senate term?

A) Two years

B) Six years

C) Four years

D) Eight years

Answer · why

B) Six years

Terms are staggered so that roughly a third of the Senate faces voters every two years.

Q 04/05

What is the minimum age to serve in the U.S. Senate?

A) 25

B) 30

C) 35

D) 40

Answer · why

B) 30

The House bar is 25; the presidency requires 35. Henry Clay was seated at 29 anyway in 1806.

Q 05/05

How many years must someone have been a U.S. citizen to serve in the House?

A) Five

B) Nine

C) Seven

D) Fourteen

Answer · why

C) Seven

The Senate asks for nine years of citizenship; fourteen years of residency is the presidential rule.