Electoral Process Flashcards
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What constitutional requirement must a candidate meet to run for the U.S. Senate?
Answer: At least 30 years old, U.S. citizen for 9 years, resident of the state
Article I, Section 3 requires Senators to be at least 30 years old, a U.S. citizen for at least 9 years, and an inhabitant of their state.
Under the Seventeenth Amendment, how are vacancies in the Senate typically filled?
Answer: By the Governor appointing a temporary Senator until an election
The Seventeenth Amendment allows state executives (governors) to make temporary appointments to fill Senate vacancies until a special election is held.
Which clause of the Constitution is the basis for congressional authority to enact a uniform national Election Day?
Answer: The Necessary and Proper Clause combined with Article II, Section 1
Congress uses its Article II, Section 1 power over the time of choosing electors, combined with the Necessary and Proper Clause, to establish a uniform Election Day.
Under Article I, what is the minimum number of Representatives each state is guaranteed?
Answer: 1
Article I, Section 2 guarantees each state at least one Representative regardless of population.
What does the Constitution require regarding a census in relation to congressional apportionment?
Answer: A census every 10 years
Article I, Section 2 requires an 'actual enumeration' (census) every ten years to reapportion House seats among the states.
Which amendment most directly protects the right to vote of citizens 18 years and older in state elections?
Answer: Twenty-Sixth Amendment
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment (1971) explicitly lowered the voting age to 18 for all elections, including state elections.
The Constitution's requirement that Representatives be inhabitants of their state — but not necessarily their district — means what?
Answer: A candidate must live in the same state as the district they seek to represent, but not necessarily in that district
Article I, Section 2 requires only state residency for House candidates; living within the specific district is a political convention, not a constitutional mandate.