Has a member ever been expelled from either house?  May either house punish for disorder persons who are not members?  Can either house temporarily set aside all of its rules?

Did you ever see a copy of the Congressional Record?  If congress be now in session, make a weekly report of its proceedings.  How could you see congress in session?  Could you be a spectator at a committee meeting?  How could you witness an “executive session” of the Senate?

Can a member be punished for an offense committed before he was elected?

How is voting usually done in a deliberative assembly?  How in Congress?  How are territories represented in congress?

Distinguish between the “capital” and the “capitol” of the United States.  Who has power to locate the capital of the United States?

Has the salary of congressmen ever been more than $5000 a year?  How were congressmen paid under the confederation?

What is meant by the House resolving itself into a committee of the whole?

When does the freedom from arrest of a member of congress begin?  When does it end?  Could a summons be served upon him during that time?

What is slander?  Libel?  Is a member of congress liable for the publication of his speech in the Congressional Record?  Would he be responsible if he should have it published in any other than the official way?

Can a member of congress resign to accept an office already in existence, and whose emoluments have not been increased during his term?  Give examples.  If a United States officer be elected to congress, how long can he retain his office?  Could a member of congress be appointed to a military office created during his term?  Can a member be appointed after his term is out to an office created during his term?

Is a member of congress an officer of the United States?

SECTION VII.—­LAW MAKING.

Clause 1.—­Revenue Bills.

All bills for raising revenue[1] shall originate in the House of Representatives;[2] but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments, as on other bills.[3]

[1] That is, bills in relation to the levying of taxes or for bringing money into the treasury in any other way.

[2] Because the representatives are nearer to the people, who must pay the taxes, and can therefore be more readily held to account.

[3] Such bills in England originate in the House of Commons, and the House of Lords has no power of amendment.

The purpose of giving the Senate power to amend is to preserve the due influence of the small states in this important matter.

Clause 2.—­Mode of Making Laws.