congress in a flash
help the historian. someone has found an early copy of the constitution, but it is in pretty bad shape, and lots of pieces are missing—especially in article i. now that you know about congress, you can help fill in the gaps! read each excerpt and decide what should go where the numbers are.

section. 2.
(1) shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states, and the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature.

no person shall be a (2) who shall not have attained to the age of (3) years, and been seven years a (4) of the united states, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen.... (5)

1. which chamber of congress is section 2 talking about?
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2. what role is missing here?
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3. how old must they be to serve?
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4. seven years of being a what?
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5. what does this last part mean? can you put it in simpler language? (...be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen...)
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section. 3.
(1a) of the united states shall be composed of two (1b) from each state, chosen by the legislature thereof, for six years; and each... shall have one vote.

no person shall be a...who shall not have attained to the age of (2) years, and been (3) years a citizen of the united states, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he (4) shall be chosen.

1. (a) which chamber of congress is section 3 talking about? (b) what is this role called?
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2. how old must they be to serve?
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3. how long must they have been a citizen?
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4. fyi: the first woman to be elected to this chamber was hattie caraway of arkansas in 1932.
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section. 5.
...each house may determine the rules of its proceedings (1), punish its members for disorderly behaviour, and, with the concurrence of two thirds, expel a member... (2)

1. who makes the rules for how the house and senate do their jobs?
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2. challenge question: if the senate wants to expel a member, how many senators have to agree?
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congress in a flash
help the historian. someone has found an early copy of the constitution, but it is in pretty bad shape, and lots of pieces are missing—especially in article i. now that you know about congress, you can help fill in the gaps! read each excerpt and decide what should go where the numbers are.

section. 2.
(1) shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states, and the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature.

no person shall be a (2) who shall not have attained to the age of (3) years, and been seven years a (4) of the united states, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen.... (5)

1. which chamber of congress is section 2 talking about?
____________________
2. what role is missing here?
____________________
3. how old must they be to serve?
____________________
4. seven years of being a what?
____________________
5. what does this last part mean? can you put it in simpler language? (...be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen...)
____________________

section. 3.
(1a) of the united states shall be composed of two (1b) from each state, chosen by the legislature thereof, for six years; and each... shall have one vote.

no person shall be a...who shall not have attained to the age of (2) years, and been (3) years a citizen of the united states, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he (4) shall be chosen.

1. (a) which chamber of congress is section 3 talking about? (b) what is this role called?
____________________
2. how old must they be to serve?
____________________
3. how long must they have been a citizen?
____________________
4. fyi: the first woman to be elected to this chamber was hattie caraway of arkansas in 1932.
____________________

section. 5.
...each house may determine the rules of its proceedings (1), punish its members for disorderly behaviour, and, with the concurrence of two thirds, expel a member... (2)

1. who makes the rules for how the house and senate do their jobs?
____________________
2. challenge question: if the senate wants to expel a member, how many senators have to agree?
____________________

Accepted Answer

### Section 2 Questions
#### 1. Which chamber of congress is Section 2 talking about?
# Brief Explanations:
Section 2 of Article I of the U.S. Constitution pertains to the House of Representatives. The description of members being chosen every second year by the people and the qualifications match the House's structure.
# Answer:
The House of Representatives

#### 2. What role is missing here?
# Brief Explanations:
In the context of Section 2 (House of Representatives), the role missing at (2) is "Representative" (a member of the House of Representatives).
# Answer:
Representative

#### 3. How old must they be to serve?
# Brief Explanations:
The constitutional requirement for serving in the House of Representatives is being at least 25 years old.
# Answer:
25

#### 4. Seven years of being a what?
# Brief Explanations:
To serve in the House, one must have been a citizen of the United States for seven years.
# Answer:
Citizen

#### 5. What does this last part mean? Can you put it in simpler language? (...be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen....)
# Brief Explanations:
This means that the person elected to the House must live in the state they are representing when they are elected.
# Answer:
The person elected must live in the state they are chosen to represent.

### Section 3 Questions
#### 1. (a) Which chamber of congress is Section 3 talking about? (b) What is this role called?
# Brief Explanations:
(a) Section 3 of Article I is about the Senate. (b) The role here is "Senator" (members of the Senate, with two from each state).
# Answer:
(a) The Senate (b) Senator

#### 2. How old must they be to serve?
# Brief Explanations:
The constitutional age requirement for serving in the Senate is 30 years old.
# Answer:
30

#### 3. How long must they have been a citizen?
# Brief Explanations:
To serve in the Senate, one must have been a U.S. citizen for nine years.
# Answer:
Nine years

#### 4. FYI: The first woman to be elected to this chamber was Hattie Caraway of Arkansas in 1932.
# Brief Explanations:
This is a factual statement, and the answer here is just acknowledging the information (no specific question to answer beyond recognition, but if we consider it as a recall, the chamber is the Senate, and the role is Senator, and the first woman elected was Hattie Caraway).
# Answer:
Hattie Caraway was the first woman elected to the Senate (chamber) in 1932.

### Section 5 Questions
#### 1. Who makes the rules for how the House and Senate do their jobs?
# Brief Explanations:
According to Article I, Section 5, each House (the House of Representatives and the Senate) has the power to determine its own rules of proceedings.
# Answer:
Each House (the House of Representatives and the Senate) makes its own rules.

#### 2. CHALLENGE QUESTION: If the Senate wants to expel a member, how many senators have to agree?
# Brief Explanations:
To expel a member, the Constitution requires a two - thirds vote of the chamber. The Senate has 100 members, so two - thirds of 100 is approximately 67 (but in terms of the fraction, it's two - thirds of the senators present or the whole body? The rule is two - thirds of the members of the Senate. So if we consider the full Senate, two - thirds of 100 is about 67 (since 100*(2/3)≈66.67, so 67).
# Answer:
Two - thirds of the senators (approximately 67 out of 100)

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1. Which chamber of congress is Section 2 talking about?

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2. What role is missing here?