ASSIGNMENT 3.1
Answer the following questions by referring to the U.S. Constitution in Appendix A. Indicate the section of
the Constitution in which you find the answer.
1. How were Senators for the U.S. Congress initially chosen?
Answer: State Legislature Section 3, Article 1
2. Where must proposed legislation to raise governmental revenue through taxes originate?
Answer: Congress Section 8, Article 1
3. What is the date of the first session of the U.S. Congress each year?
Answer: First Monday in December Section 4, Article 1
4. How long is a term in the U.S. House of Representatives?
Answer: Two years Section 2, Article 1
5. How long is a term in the U.S. Senate?
Answer: Six years Section 3, Article 1
6. Who supervises the filling of a position in the House of Representatives or Senate when one becomes
vacant, such as by death of a member?
Answer: The executive authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such vacancies
Section 2, Article 1
7. In which house does an impeachment proceeding take place?
Answer: House of Representatives Section 2, Article 1
8. What is required if one of the houses of Congress wants to conduct business in a location other than
the Capitol Building?
Answer: Consent from opposite house, cannot be for more than 3 days or in any other place in
which the two houses shall be sitting. Section 5, Article 1
9. How were members of the House of Representatives initially chosen?
Answer: By the people Section 2, Article 1
10. What was the original term of office for U.S. senators?
Answer: The first class was vacated at the expiration of the second year Section 3, Article 1
