7. What are the 3 requirements listed for members of the Senate? 1.2.3. 8. Who is the president of the Senate and when may that person vote? 9. Which legislative body has.the power to try an impeached official? 10. Who shall officiate when the President is tried for impeachment? 11. What is the required vote that is necessary to convict someone who has been impeached? 12. What is the only penalty that can be imposed on someone who is impeached? 13. Who decides the times, places, and manner for holding elections for Congress? 14. What is the salary of members of Congress today? 15. Congressmen are protected from arrest while in session, except under what three conditions? 16. In what federal body do all bills concerning taxes/revenue originate? 17. What fraction of both houses must vote to override a veto? 18. What happens when a president does not return a bill in 10 days and what is the exception to 19. In Section 8 the Constitution list or enumerates the powers of Congress. List 6 of them. __ 20. In Section 8 which clause gives Congress the most general non-specific powers? a. Why has this clause been nicknamed the "elastic clause"

## Step1<br />The first question asks for the three requirements listed for members of the Senate. According to the U.S. Constitution, these are: being at least 30 years old, being a U.S. citizen for at least 9 years, and being an inhabitant of the state they wish to represent.<br /><br />## Step2<br />The second question asks who is the president of the Senate and when may that person vote. The Vice President of the United States serves as the president of the Senate and may vote only to break a tie.<br /><br />## Step3<br />The third question asks which legislative body has the power to try an impeached official. The Senate has the power to try an impeached official.<br /><br />## Step4<br />The fourth question asks who shall officiate when the President is tried for impeachment. The Chief Justice of the United States shall officiate when the President is tried for impeachment.<br /><br />## Step5<br />The fifth question asks what is the required vote that is necessary to convict someone who has been impeached. A two-thirds vote is necessary to convict someone who has been impeached.<br /><br />## Step6<br />The sixth question asks what is the only penalty that can be imposed on someone who is impeached. The only penalty that can be imposed on someone who is impeached is removal from office.<br /><br />## Step7<br />The seventh question asks who decides the times, places, and manner for holding elections for Congress. Congress decides the times, places, and manner for holding elections for Congress.<br /><br />## Step8<br />The eighth question asks what is the salary of members of Congress today. The salary of members of Congress today is $174,000.<br /><br />## Step9<br />The ninth question asks under what three conditions Congressmen are protected from arrest while in session. Congressmen are protected from arrest while in session except under the conditions of treason, felony, and breach of peace.<br /><br />## Step10<br />The tenth question asks in what federal body do all bills concerning taxes/revenue originate. All bills concerning taxes/revenue originate in the House of Representatives.<br /><br />## Step11<br />The eleventh question asks what fraction of both houses must vote to override a veto. Two-thirds of both houses must vote to override a veto.<br /><br />## Step12<br />The twelfth question asks what happens when a president does not return a bill in 10 days and what is the exception to it. When a president does not return a bill in 10 days, it becomes law, except if it is a Sunday or a holiday, in which case Congress may adjourn.<br /><br />## Step13<br />The thirteenth question asks in Section 8 the Constitution list or enumerates the powers of Congress. Six of them are: to lay and collect taxes, to borrow money, to regulate commerce, to establish post offices, to declare war, and to raise and support armies.<br /><br />## Step14<br />The fourteenth question asks in Section 8 which clause gives Congress the most general non-specific powers. The Necessary and Proper Clause gives Congress the most general non-specific powers.<br /><br />## Step15<br />The fifteenth question asks why the Necessary and Proper Clause has been nicknamed the "elastic clause". The Necessary and Proper Clause has been nicknamed the "elastic clause" because it allows Congress to stretch its powers to meet the needs of the nation.