Test Review Questions Honors Questions: 1. Who is the current Speaker of the House and what powers does he/she have? 2. How many Congressional Districts.

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Test Review Questions Honors Questions: 1. Who is the current Speaker of the House and what powers does he/she have? 2. How many Congressional Districts are there in North Carolina? 3. Compare the demographics of the United States to the demographics of Congress? 4. List 3 expressed powers and list 3 implied powers. 5. Congress may not do what according to the Constitution? 6. What special powers are granted to each house? Academic Questions: 1. How old must you be to be elected to the House and the Senate? 2. What are expressed powers? 3. What are implied powers? 4. What is Gerrymandering? 5. What does being the majority party mean? 6. What is the seniority system?