What is the “most numerous branch” of this state’s legislature called?  What qualifications must electors to that house have?  Whom else can such persons therefore vote for?  If this state desired higher qualifications in electors for United States representatives, how could she require them?  Should not the United States designate the qualifications of voters for members of congress?  May one who is not a citizen of the United States vote for a member of congress?

What is the number of the present congress?  When did it begin?  How many members in the present House of Representatives?  Just how was that number determined?  Name the speaker.  What political party is in the majority in the present House?  Is congress now in session?

Must a representative reside in the district from which he is chosen?  If your representative should move to another state, would he lose his seat?  If a person twenty-four years and ten months old at the time of election should be chosen representative, would he be eligible?

How long must an alien live in the United States to be eligible to the house?  Is there any exception?

If $13,000,000 were to be raised for the use of the United States by direct taxation, how much would this state have to pay?  How much would Alaska have to pay?  How would this state raise the money?

Are there any people in this state who are not counted in making up the representative population?

When was the first United States census taken?  How many have since been taken?  When was the last taken?  When will the next be taken?

How did members of congress vote under the confederation?  How do they now vote?

How is Utah represented in congress?  The District of Columbia?

What five states had the largest representation in the first congress?  What five have now?  Which two have fewer members now than in the first congress?  Which three have just the same number?

Name the present officers of the House of Representatives.  Are any of them from this state?

How does our House of Representatives compare with the British House of Commons in the number of members?  In the length of their terms?  In the age required for eligibility?  What famous speech have you read in reply to one in which a certain member of the House of Commons had been alluded to contemptuously as “a young man?”

Could one who is not a voter be elected to the house?  Is a woman eligible?  Could the state impose other qualifications than those mentioned in the constitution?

SECTION III.—­THE SENATE.[1]

Clause 1.—­Composition.

The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two senators from each state,[2] chosen by the legislature thereof,[3] for six years;[4] and each senator shall have one vote.[5]

[1] Latin senatus, from senex, an old man.  This dignified term seems a favorite, being used in many countries to designate the upper house.  In other countries a term is used having the same signification.