Is congress now in session? Will the next session be the long or the short one? When, within your recollection, was there an "extra session" of congress? Could the president convene one house without the other? Which is the longest session of congress on record? Does congress meet too often?
Where does congress now meet? Is that the best place? At what different places has congress met since the adoption of the constitution?
If two persons should claim the same seat in the House of Representatives, who would decide between them? How would the contest be carried on? (See page 330.) Has there ever been a "contested" election from this state?
What number of representatives is the least that could transact business? The least number of senators? The least number of representatives that could possibly pass a bill? Of senators? What is done if at any time during the proceedings it is found that there is "no quorum present?"
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?