Which Article of the Constitution deals with Congress? What are the major differences between the House and Senate? How big is the average congressional district? What advantages do incumbents have over challengers in elections? What typically happens to the president's party in "off-year" (midterm) elections? What's the practical consequence of political gerrymandering? What is the purpose of racial gerrymandering? What is the purpose of congressional committees? What does the Committee on Rules in the House do? How does someone become Speaker of the House? What does the Speaker of the House do? How is the majority leader in the House different from the majority leader in the Senate? How are debate rules in the House different from the Senate? What does it take to end a filibuster in the Senate? How many times has Congress officially declared war? | Key Terms constituents bicameral Great Compromise enumerated powers elastic clause Congressional Budget Office incumbent franking privilege redistricting reapportionment gerrymander |