Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-08-14

@. How is the Government divided
by the Constitution? /
A. Into three departments-legis-
lative, executive and judicial /
@. What part of the Constitution
deals with the legislative department?
A. Article I.
@. What is the legislative depart
ment of the Government under the
Constitution
A. The Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives, known as the Congress.
Q. How often is the House of Re-
representatives. elected?
A. Once every two years.
Q. Who elects the representatives
A. The people.
Q. How is the number of represen-
tatives determined?
A. The Constitution provides that
the number of representatives shall
not exceed one for every 50,000," and
that the ratio shall be changed after
each decennial census. We now have
one representative for each 100000.
@. What is the qualification for
representative?
A. mo person shall be repre-
sentative who shall not have attained
to the age of twenty-five years and
been seven years a citizen of the Unit
ed States, and who shall not, when e.
lected, be an inhabitant of that State
in which he shall be chosen
@. Who presides over the House?
A. A Speaker chosen by the mem
bers of the House.
@. What is the difference between
the terms of a senator and a repre-
sentative?
A. The term of a senator is for six
years, and each State, is entitled to
two senators. The term of a represen-
tative is for two years.
@. How are the senators chosen?
A. By an amendment to the Con-
stitution, effective May 81, 1918, Unit
ed States senators are chosen by direct
popular vote. Formerly they were
chosen by State legislatures.
Q. What are the qualifications
necessary for a senator?
A. "No person shall be a senator
who shall not have attained to the age
of thirty years and been nine years a
citizen of the United States, and who
shall not, when elected, be an inhabi-
tant of that State for which he shall
be chosen"
Q. Who presides over the Senate :?
A. The vice-president of the Unit
ed States, but he has no vote except
in case of tie.
Third Lesson.
Q. What are the important duties
of the Senate apart from the enact
ment of laws?
| A. The Senate is empowered under
the Constitution to sit as court when
the president is impeached by the
| House of Representatives. When the
president of the United States is
tried, the Chief Justice presides and
no person can be convicted without the
concurrence of two-thirds of all the
members present. The Senate is also
a part of the treaty-making power. A
two-t thirds vote of the senators pres
ent is necessary to ratify a treaty.
@. How often shall Congress as
semble?
A. At least once in every year and
such meeting shall be on the first Mon
day in December unless they shall by
law appoint a different day.
@. What constitutes quorum in
the Senate and the House?
A. For ordinary business, a ma
jority.
Q. What provision is made in the
Constitution regarding adjournment?
A. Neither House during the ses-
sion of Congress shall without the con-
sent Of the other adjourn for more
than three days nor to any place than
that in which the two Houses shall be
sitting.
@. What privileges are accorded
senators and representatives?
A. They shall in all cases, except
treason, felony and breach Of peace,
be privileged from arrest during their
attendance at the session of their re-
spective House and in going to and
returning from the same; and for any
speech or debate in either House they
shall not be questioned in any other
place.
@. What restriction is placed upon
senators and representatives
A. No senator or representative
shall, during the time for which he
was elected, be appointed to any civil
office under the authority of the Unit
ed States, which shall have been Great
ed or the salary or fees whereof shall
have been increased during such time,
and no person holding any office under
the United States shall be a member
of either House during his continuance
in office
@. What is the provision regard
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