1. 7 th Grade Civics Miss Smith *pgs. 136-139

2.  The ____________ states that the Congress (or Legislative Branch) should be made up of ___ houses: the ______ and the _____ __ _______________  Congress was _____ so that both large and small ______would be _______ represented  This is called a _________ ___________  _____ of _______________: Members based on each state’s population  ______: 2 per state for ALL states

3.  Each _____ is entitled to at least ____ representative  Washington D.C. and the US territories each have one ___-______ delegate  There are ___ members in the _____  1 member per ______ people in each _____  This may change every __ _____ when the ______ is taken to determine __________

4.  ______ choose members from their _____________ _________ only (not the entire _____)  There are as many _________ as there are members in the House  District boarders are generally chosen based on ________ party, ___________, or ______ of ______  Elections are held every ____-________ year in ___.  All members of the House are elected for two-year terms

5.  There are ___ members of the Senate  ________ get elected for ___-____ terms  _________ are held every ____- numbered ____ in ___.

6.  Members of ________ have no ______ placed on the ______ of _____ they can serve  If a member of the _____ ____or resigns, a special ________ is held to _______ them  If a member of the ______dies or resigns, the _______ can replace them until the next ________(in most ______)

7.  There are certain ___________ to become a member of ________  Including agreeing to a _____ __ _______  Members of ________also get a ______and ________

8.  House of Representatives:  Be at least __yrs old  Have been a _______ of the __for at least _____ years  Be a legal ________ of the _____ you represent  Senate  Be at least __yrs old  Have been a _______ of the __ for at least ____ years  Be a legal ________ of the _____ you represent

9.  Each member of Congress gets:  $________ per year  An ______ in the _______ Building  And _________ to pay _____ members  ____ trips back to their ____ _____  An _________ for home/district offices  A __________ allowance  ________ privilege- the right to ____ official letters or packages for ____  Immunity

10.  Members of Congress can request an _____________ of another member’s ___________  This can result in a member’s ____in Congress being _______  Codes of Conduct include:  _____ on outside ______ earned  Full __________ of __________ holdings is required  Punishment for breaking _____ include:  Being ___________ by Congress  Being ________ from ______  Censure