Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The minimum age for House members is 25 years and the minimum age for senators is 30 years.
2. The basic powers of Congress are outlined in Article I, Section 2.
3. To reduce transaction costs and encourage political cooperation, the Framers decided that the President and Congress should not be elected separately.
4. Gerrymandering is the process by which congressional districts are redistributed between the states based on changes in population.
5. Congress is not perfectly representative of the American people in terms of demographics.


1.true
2.false
3.false
4.false
5.true

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