AP Gov Exam Congress and the Presidency
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
House of representatives - Correct Answer- Qualifications: at least 25 years of age, citizen for
7 years, must live in state they represent
435 - Correct Answer- How many members are in the House of Representatives?
By population - Correct Answer- How are the House of Representatives members
apportioned?
Smaller, by districts - Correct Answer- What are the constituents like for the House of
Representatives?
Less - Correct Answer- Is the House of Representatives more or less prestigious than the
senate?
2 - Correct Answer- How many senate members does each state have?
100 - Correct Answer- How many total members are in the senate?
535 - Correct Answer- How many total members are in congress?
2 - Correct Answer- The entire house is elected every ____ years
2 years - Correct Answer- How long is the term of office for a member of the House of
Representatives?
1/3 - Correct Answer- The senate is staggered terms elections with ____ of the senate elected
every 2 years
, 6 years - Correct Answer- How long is the term of office for a member of the senate?
More - Correct Answer- Is the senate more or less prestige than the House?
Senate - Correct Answer- Qualifications: at least 30 years of age, citizen for 9 years, must live
in state they represent
Larger, by state - Correct Answer- What are the constituents like for the senate?
Cases of national emergency - Correct Answer- When can the president call special sessions
of congress?
January 3 (odd numbered years) - Correct Answer- When do the two houses of congress
meet?
Sessions - Correct Answer- Each two year term of congress is divided into one year ______
1 - Correct Answer- The constitution guarantees each state at least ____ representative
Apportionment - Correct Answer- distribution among the states based on the population of
each of the states
Reapportionment - Correct Answer- The redistribution of congressional seats after the census
determines changes in population distribution among the states
Congressional districting - Correct Answer- The drawing by state legislators of congressional
districts for those states with more than one representative
Gerrymandering - Correct Answer- Drawing congressional districts to favor one political
party group over another
State legislatures - Correct Answer- How were members of the senate originally chosen?
(Before 1913)
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
House of representatives - Correct Answer- Qualifications: at least 25 years of age, citizen for
7 years, must live in state they represent
435 - Correct Answer- How many members are in the House of Representatives?
By population - Correct Answer- How are the House of Representatives members
apportioned?
Smaller, by districts - Correct Answer- What are the constituents like for the House of
Representatives?
Less - Correct Answer- Is the House of Representatives more or less prestigious than the
senate?
2 - Correct Answer- How many senate members does each state have?
100 - Correct Answer- How many total members are in the senate?
535 - Correct Answer- How many total members are in congress?
2 - Correct Answer- The entire house is elected every ____ years
2 years - Correct Answer- How long is the term of office for a member of the House of
Representatives?
1/3 - Correct Answer- The senate is staggered terms elections with ____ of the senate elected
every 2 years
, 6 years - Correct Answer- How long is the term of office for a member of the senate?
More - Correct Answer- Is the senate more or less prestige than the House?
Senate - Correct Answer- Qualifications: at least 30 years of age, citizen for 9 years, must live
in state they represent
Larger, by state - Correct Answer- What are the constituents like for the senate?
Cases of national emergency - Correct Answer- When can the president call special sessions
of congress?
January 3 (odd numbered years) - Correct Answer- When do the two houses of congress
meet?
Sessions - Correct Answer- Each two year term of congress is divided into one year ______
1 - Correct Answer- The constitution guarantees each state at least ____ representative
Apportionment - Correct Answer- distribution among the states based on the population of
each of the states
Reapportionment - Correct Answer- The redistribution of congressional seats after the census
determines changes in population distribution among the states
Congressional districting - Correct Answer- The drawing by state legislators of congressional
districts for those states with more than one representative
Gerrymandering - Correct Answer- Drawing congressional districts to favor one political
party group over another
State legislatures - Correct Answer- How were members of the senate originally chosen?
(Before 1913)
