,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #i1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,hunt introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se         
,adm9i/ration1 & 9 addition to !        
,committee on ,rules1 = a p]iod to be   
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to implem5t !      
propos$ con/itutional am5dm5t requir+   
,memb]s ( ,congress to demon/rate       
compet5ce 9 ,am]ican civics4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,congressional ,civics ,act ( #bjbf4    
#b4 ,implem5tation ( ev5tual            
con/itutional requirem5t t ,memb]s (    
,congress demon/rate compet5ce 9        
,am]ican civics  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,congress %all e/abli% & adm9i/]1 = ea* 
c5sus t]m1 ! exam9ation requir$ =       
,memb]s ( ,congress to demon/rate       
compet5ce on ! sy/em ( gov]nm5t "u !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,con/itution4  7b7        

,exam9ation requirem5t = ,memb]s (      
,congress ,a ,h\se ( ,congress may n    
seat an individual z a ,memb] foll[+ !  
election or appo9tm5t ( ! individual1 z 
! case may be1 unless ! individual c    
demon/rate1 9 accordance ) ! rules ( !  
,h\se conc]n$1 t ! individual has       
successfully complet$ ! exam9ation 9    
effect at ! "t ( ! election or !        
appo9tm5t4  7c7 ,effect ( failure to    
comply ) exam9ation requirem5t ,an      
individual elect$ or appo9t$ to be a    
,memb] ( ,congress :o does n            
successfully complete ! exam9ation 9    
effect at ! "t ( ! election or appo9tm5t
 may n become a ,memb] until !          
individual successfully completes !     
exam9ation1 & a vacancy %all arise )    
respect to ! election or appo9tm5t if ! 
individual does n successfully complete 
! exam9ation be=e two weeks aft] !      
election or appo9tm5t4  7d7 ,cont5t (   
exam9ation ,! exam9ation %all consi/ (  
#be que/ions r&omly drawn f among #ajj  
que/ions approv$ 9 accordance ) ?is     

section1 ) #e que/ions f ea* ( ! foll[+ 
topics3 7#a7 ,! f\nd+ ( ! fir/ colonies 
& factors contribut+ to ,am]ican        
indep5d5ce4  7#b7 ,ev5ts 9 ! ,am]ican   
,revolution4  7#c7 ,! ,con/itutional    
,conv5tion ( #aghg & ! ratification ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,con/itution4  7#d7 ,!    
,civil ,w> & ,recon/ruction4  7#e7 ,!   
,fir/ ,_w ,w>4  7#f7 ,! ,second ,_w ,w>4
  7#g7 ,! ,decl>ation ( ,indep5d5ce4    
7#h7 ,! ,articles ( ,conf$]ation4  7#i7 
,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,con/itution4  7#aj7 ,!
 ,bill ( ,rights4  7#aa7 ,!             
con/itutional am5dm5ts ratifi$ foll[+ ! 
,civil ,w>4  7#ab7 ,! o!r am5dm5ts to ! 
,con/itution4  7#ac7 ,civil rights &    
civil lib]ties4  7#ad7 ,due process & ! 
rule ( law4  7#ae7 ,elections & !       
democratic process4  7#af7 ,f$]alism1 ! 
relation%ip betwe5 ! ,/ates & ! ,f$]al  
,gov]nm5t1 & ! relation betwe5 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates & ,indian ,tribes4  7#ag7        
,sep>ation ( p[]s "u ! ,con/itution4    
7#ah7 ,! ,congress4  7#ai7 ,! ,presid5t 
& ! executive dep>tm5ts4  7#bj7 ,!      

,supreme ,c\rt & ! ,f$]al judici>y4  7e7
 ,correct answ]s ,a response to a "q 9 !
 exam9ation %all be consid]$ correct if 
! response is 9 accordance ) !          
correspond+ model answ] to ! "q4  7f7   
,committee report on propos$ que/ions & 
answ]s = ! exam9ation ,n lat] ?an ,june 
#cj ( ! ye> prec$+ ! />t ( a c5sus t]m1 
! appropriate congressional committees  
%all jo9tly submit to ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a report on !
 exam9ation = ! c5sus t]m :i* %all      
include-- 7#a7 que/ions & correspond+   
model answ]s 9 accordance ) subsections 
7d7 & 7e72  7#b7 ! numb] ( correct      
responses requir$ = an individual tak+ !
 exam9ation to successfully complete !  
exam9ation2 &  7#c7 ! rules to gov]n !  
proce$+s = ! jo9t session ( ,congress "u
 subsection 7h7-- 7,a7 to consid]1 make 
am5dm5ts to1 or replace ! que/ions &    
correspond+ model answ]s describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a7 or ! numb] ( correct      
responses requir$ = successful          
completion ( ! exam9ation "u p>agraph   

7#b72 &  7,b7 to approve ! exam9ation   
aft] c>ry+ out subp>agraph 7,a74  7g7   
,memb] submissions ( que/ions & answ]s  
,n lat] ?an ,m>* #ca ( ! ye> prec$+ !   
/>t ( a c5sus t]m1 a ,memb] ( ,congress 
may submit to ! appropriate             
congressional committees su* que/ions & 
correspond+ model answ]s = inclusion 9 !
 report "u subsection 7f74  7h7 ,jo9t   
session ( ,congress = consid]ation &    
approval ( ! exam9ation ,n e>li] ?an two
 mon?s aft] ! submission ( ! report "u  
subsection 7f7 & n lat] ?an ,octob] #ca 
( ! ye> be=e ! />t ( a c5sus t]m1 !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate %all 
meet 9 a jo9t session ( ,congress to    
consid] ! report & approve ! exam9ation1
 9 accordance ) ! rules to gov]n !      
proce$+s = ! jo9t session includ$ 9 !   
report4  7i7 ,effective date (          
exam9ation ,! exam9ation approv$ "u     
subsection 7h7 9 ! ye> prec$+ ! />t ( a 
c5sus t]m %all be ! exam9ation 9 effect 
= ! c5sus t]m4  7j7 ,publication ( !    
que/ions & answ]s = ! exam9ation ,on    

approval ( ! exam9ation "u subsection   
7h71 ea* ,h\se ( ,congress %all cause ! 
approv$ que/ions & correspond+ model    
answ]s ) respect to ! exam9ation to be  
publi%$ 9 ! j\rnal ( proce$+s ( ! ,h\se 
conc]n$1 & ! appropriate congressional  
committees %all make available to !     
public a report conta9+ ! approv$       
que/ions & correspond+ model answ]s :i* 
%all also include su* o!r in=mation     
reasonably necess>y = an individual to  
successfully complete ! exam9ation4  7k7
 ,adm9i/ration ( ! exam9ation ,! ,cl]k (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,secret>y
 ( ! ,s5ate1 or _! respective designees1
 %all-- 7#a7 jo9tly adm9i/] ! exam9ation
 9 accordance ) ?is section2  7#b7      
subject to subsection 7l71 make !       
exam9ation available1 ?r\gh a plat=m    
available on ! int]net1 = any citiz5 ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates to take at ! discretion &
 conv5i5ce ( ! citiz51 )\t co/ to !     
citiz52  7#c7 ma9ta9 a database         
accessible to ! g5]al public (          
individuals :o h successfully complet$ !

 exam9ation2 &  7#d7 provide to any     
individual :o successfully completes !  
exam9ation1 on ! dem& ( ! individual1 a 
c]tificate t %all s]ve z conclusive pro(
 ) respect to successfully complet+ !   
exam9ation4  7l7 ,limit on exam9ation   
sitt+s ,an individual may n take !      
exam9ation "u ?is section m ?an #c times
 ea* cal5d> ye>1 b an individual elect$ 
or appo9t$ to be a ,memb] ( ,congress :o
 does n successfully complete !         
exam9ation be=e ! election or appo9tm5t 
%all h ! opportunity to take !          
exam9ation at lea/ once be=e a vacancy  
%all arise ) respect to ! election or   
appo9tm5t1 not)/&+ any attempts to take 
! exam9ation be=e ! election or         
appo9tm5t4  7m7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional
 committees ,! t]m appropriate          
congressional committees means ! foll[+3
 7,a7 ,! ,committee on ,h\se            
,adm9i/ration ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives4  7,b7 ,! ,committee on 
,rules & ,adm9i/ration ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7

 ,c5sus t]m ,! t]m c5sus t]m means a t]m
 ( #aj cal5d> ye>s t beg9s on ! fir/ day
 ( a cal5d> ye> ) a dec5nial c5sus date 
"u section #ada ( title #ac1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,memb] ( ,congress  
,! t]m ,memb] ( ,congress means a       
,s5ator or ,repres5tative 91 or         
,delegate or ,resid5t ,commission] to1 !
 ,congress4  7n7 ,effective date ,?is   
section %all take effect on !           
ratification ( ! article ( am5dm5t to ! 
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9        
,h4,j4,res4 #adf ( ! ,"o ,hundr$        
,n9ete5? ,congress1 z introduc$ on      
,janu>y #cj1 #bjbf4  #c4 ,int]im        
implem5tation ( exam9ation = committee  
assignm5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,= ea* c5sus   
t]m1 ea* ,h\se ( ! ,congress %all       
e/abli% & adm9i/] an exam9ation 9       
accordance ) ?is section1 ) respect to  
:i* a ,memb] ( ,congress 9 ! ,h\se      
conc]n$ may n be assign$ to a committee 
9 ! ,h\se or a jo9t committee ( !       
,congress unless ! ,memb] c demon/rate1 
9 accordance ) ! rules ( ! ,h\se1 t !   

,memb] has successfully complet$ !      
exam9ation 9 effect at ! "t ( !         
committee assignm5t4  7b7 ,ex]cise (    
rulemak+ p[]s ,?is section is enact$ by 
! ,congress-- 7#a7 z an ex]cise ( !     
rulemak+ p[] ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives1 respectively1 & z su* x
 is deem$ a "p ( ! rules ( ea* ,h\se1   
respectively1 & x sup]s$es o!r rules    
only to ! ext5t t x is inconsi/5t ) su* 
rules2 &  7#b7 ) full recognition ( !   
con/itutional "r ( ei!r ,h\se to *ange !
 rules 7s f> z relat+ to t ,h\se7 at any
 "t1 9 ! same mann]1 & to ! same ext5t z
 9 ! case ( any o!r rule ( t ,h\se4  7c7
 ,cont5t ( exam9ation ,! exam9ation %all
 consi/ ( #be que/ions r&omly drawn f   
among #ajj que/ions approv$ by !        
applicable ,h\se ( ,congress 9          
accordance ) ?is section1 ) #e que/ions 
f ea* ( ! foll[+ topics3 7#a7 ,! f\nd+ (
 ! fir/ colonies & factors contribut+ to
 ,am]ican indep5d5ce4  7#b7 ,ev5ts 9 !  
,am]ican ,revolution4  7#c7 ,!          
,con/itutional ,conv5tion ( #aghg & !   

ratification ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates          
,con/itution4  7#d7 ,! ,civil ,w> &     
,recon/ruction4  7#e7 ,! ,fir/ ,_w ,w>4 
7#f7 ,! ,second ,_w ,w>4  7#g7 ,!       
,decl>ation ( ,indep5d5ce4  7#h7 ,!     
,articles ( ,conf$]ation4  7#i7 ,!      
,unit$ ,/ates ,con/itution4  7#aj7 ,!   
,bill ( ,rights4  7#aa7 ,! con/itutional
 am5dm5ts ratifi$ foll[+ ! ,civil ,w>4  
7#ab7 ,! o!r am5dm5ts to ! ,con/itution4
  7#ac7 ,civil rights & civil lib]ties4 
7#ad7 ,due process & ! rule ( law4      
7#ae7 ,elections & ! democratic process4
  7#af7 ,f$]alism1 ! relation%ip betwe5 
! ,/ates & ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 & !      
relation betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &       
,indian ,tribes4  7#ag7 ,sep>ation (    
p[]s "u ! ,con/itution4  7#ah7 ,!       
,congress4  7#ai7 ,! ,presid5t & !      
executive dep>tm5ts4  7#bj7 ,! ,supreme 
,c\rt & ! ,f$]al judici>y4  7d7 ,correct
 answ]s ,a response to a "q 9 !         
exam9ation %all be consid]$ correct if !
 response is 9 accordance ) !           
correspond+ model answ] to ! "q4  7e7   

,committee report on propos$ que/ions & 
answ]s = ! exam9ation ,n lat] ?an ,june 
#cj ( ! ye> prec$+ ! />t ( a c5sus t]m1 
! appropriate congressional committees  
%all jo9tly submit to ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a report on !
 exam9ation = ! c5sus t]m :i* %all      
include-- 7#a7 que/ions & correspond+   
model answ]s 9 accordance ) subsections 
7d7 & 7e72 &  7#b7 ! numb] ( correct    
responses requir$ = an individual tak+ !
 exam9ation to successfully complete !  
exam9ation4  7f7 ,memb] submissions (   
que/ions & answ]s ,n lat] ?an ,m>* #ca (
 ! ye> prec$+ ! />t ( a c5sus t]m1 a    
,memb] ( ,congress may submit to !      
appropriate congressional committees su*
 que/ions & correspond+ model answ]s =  
inclusion 9 ! report "u subsection 7e74 
7g7 ,consid]ation & approval ( !        
exam9ation by ea* ,h\se ( ,congress ,n  
e>li] ?an two mon?s aft] ! submission ( 
! report "u subsection 7e7 & n lat] ?an 
,octob] #ca ( ! ye> be=e ! />t ( a c5sus
 t]m1 ea* ,h\se ( ! ,congress %all      

consid] ! report 9 accordance ) ! rules 
( ! ,h\se conc]n$ & approve ! exam9ation
 :i* %all be applicable to ! ,h\se4  7h7
 ,effective date ( exam9ation ,!        
exam9ation approv$ by a ,h\se (         
,congress "u subsection 7g7 9 ! ye>     
prec$+ ! />t ( a c5sus t]m %all be !    
exam9ation 9 effect = ! c5sus t]m )     
respect to ! ,h\se4  7i7 ,publication ( 
! que/ions & answ]s = ! exam9ation ,on  
approval ( ! exam9ation "u subsection   
7g71 ea* ,h\se ( ,congress %all cause ! 
approv$ que/ions & correspond+ model    
answ]s ) respect to ! exam9ation to be  
publi%$ 9 ! j\rnal ( proce$+s ( ! ,h\se 
conc]n$4  7j7 ,adm9i/ration ( !         
exam9ation ,! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives1 on ! "p ( ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives1 & ! ,secret>y ( !      
,s5ate1 on ! "p ( ! ,s5ate1 %all ea*    
adm9i/] ! exam9ation applicable to !    
,h\se conc]n$ 9 accordance ) ?is section
 & ! rules ( ! ,h\se4  7k7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,appropriate       
congressional committees ,! t]m         

appropriate congressional committees    
means ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! ,committee on   
,h\se ,adm9i/ration ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives4  7,b7 ,! ,committee on 
,rules & ,adm9i/ration ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7
 ,c5sus t]m ,! t]m c5sus t]m means a t]m
 ( #aj cal5d> ye>s t beg9s on ! fir/ day
 ( a cal5d> ye> ) a dec5nial c5sus date 
"u section #ada ( title #ac1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,memb] ( ,congress  
,! t]m ,memb] ( ,congress means a       
,s5ator or ,repres5tative 91 or         
,delegate or ,resid5t ,commission] to1 !
 ,congress4  7l7 ,effective date        
,subject to subsection 7n71 ?is section 
%all take effect ) respect to ! ,"o     
,hundr$ ,tw5tie? ,congress & ea* succe$+
 ,congress4  7m7 ,t]m9ation date ,?is   
section %all t]m9ate on ! effective date
 specifi$ 9 section #b4