113th Congress-1 st session
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113TH CONGRESS-1ST SESSION
The House of Representatives And The Senate
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Congressional Sessions
Each term of Congress has two sessions
Sessions last until Congress votes to adjourn
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The House of Representatives # of members:
Length of term:
Age
435 Based on states’
population (census)
Serve for 2 years
25 years old
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House of Reps (cont.)
Residency:
Leader
7 years a U.S. citizen
Live in the state you represent
Speaker of the House (next in line behind VP)
John Boehner
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The Senate
# of members:
Length of term:
Age:
100 (two for each state)
Serve for 6 years (1/3 elected every two years)
30 years old
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The Senate (cont.)
Residency:
Leader
9 years a U.S. citizen
Live in the state you represent
Vice President Also, floor leaders
and whips
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President ............................................... $400,000 Vice President ........................................
$227,300
Speaker of the House ............................. $223,500 House Majority & Minority Leaders .......... $193,400 House / Senate Members & Delegates .... $174,000 Chief Justice, Supreme Court .................. $217,400 Associate Justices, Supreme Court .......... $208,100
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Majority Leader/ Minority Leader
Eric Cantor Nancy Pelosi
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Whips Secretary
Steny Hoyer (D) Maryland
Kevin McCarthy (R) California
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Benefits for Both Set their members’ salaries, they
receive numerous benefits, allowances for office staffs & business trips, tax breaks for maintaining two residences and pensions when retire
Immune from arrest – if not a felony or treason
Can not be sued for libel when in session
May refuse to seat a member and may censure or expel members
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A & B Conversation
If you were a politician, would you rather be a member of the House or the Senate? Why?
Are the qualifications strict enough? Explain.
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Member Characteristics
½ are lawyers Most white, middle-aged males, but
increasingly starting to reflect the ethnic, racial and gender of nation.
Incumbent members win reelection to office b/c they’re well known, easier to raise campaign funds, and often represent gerrymandered districts
Starting to use internet as campaign tool
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How a Bill Becomes a Law Complete “How a Bill becomes a Law” graphic
organizer.” Define – Bicameral Legislature, Session, Census,
redistrict, filibuster, gerrymandering, and incumbent
ADD to vocabulary list Define 27th Amendment Define the following types of committees
Standing Committee Select Committees Joint Committees Conference Committees
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Conference Committee
Temporary joint committee set up when the House and the Senate have passes different versions of the same bill.
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Select Committee
A Temporary Committee formed to study one specific issue and report its findings to the Senate or the House
Organized Crime, Public Concern, or Interest Groups
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Standing Committee
A permanent committee in the Congress that oversees bills that deal with certain kinds of issues.
Rules, Ways and Means, Appropriations, Transportation, and Foreign Relations
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Joint Committee
A committee of the House and the Senate that usually acts as a study group and reports its findings back to the House and Senate.
Economics, Printing, and the Library of congress