Learn the U.S. Constitution

Welcome to “Learn the U.S. Constitution” sponsored by The Freedom Library where every Wednesday in the Yuma Sun you can learn about the U.S. Constitution and give yourself an opportunity to earn a prize. Each week a question concerning the U.S. Constitution or related history will appear in this section of the Yuma Sun. Some weeks may have multiple questions requiring multiple answers.

Submit the correct answer(s) to the question(s) to info@freedomlibrary.org by Sunday at 6 p.m. MST for a chance to win a prize. The first randomly selected submission with the correct answer(s) will be declared the winner whose name along with the correct answer(s) will appear the following week. This week’s questions: Who or what does Congress represent?

How are members of Congress elected?

How many members of Congress are there?

There were no correct answers submitted for last week’s quiz. Here are the Aug. 9th answers:

Qualifications for HR: Must be at least age 25, 7 years a citizen of the U.S., and live in the state from which they represent.

Qualifications for Senate: Must be at least age 30, 9 years a citizen of the U.S., and live in the state from which they represent.

True, a person can be born in another country and be a member of Congress as long as they fit the qualifications.