f. The effect of the compromise.
3. The Senate:--
a. The number of senators.
b. The method of electing senators.
c. The voting of senators.
d. The term of service.
e. The maintenance of a continuous existence.
f. A comparison with the House in respect to nearness to the people.
g. Qualifications for membership.
4. Elections for senators and representatives:--
a. Times, places, and manner of holding elections.
b. The power of Congress over state regulations.
c. Electoral districts.
d. The temptation to unfairness in laying out electoral districts.
e. Illustrations of unfair divisions.
f. "Gerrymandering."
g. Representatives at large.
h. The advantage of the district system.
i. The British system and its advantage.
5. The assembling of Congress:--
a. The time of assembling.
b. The interval between a member's election and the beginning of his
service.
c. The disadvantage of this long interval.
6. What is the duty of each house in respect (1) to its membership,
(2) its rules, (3) its records, and (4) its adjournment.
7. Give an account (1) of the pay of a congressman, (2) of his freedom
from arrest, (3) of his responsibility for words spoken in debate, and
(4) of his right to hold other office.
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