Congress

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How is representation in the Senate and the House
of Representatives determined?
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What are the requirements to be a senator and a
representive?
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What is the current salary for Congress, and what
is the Franking privilige?
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What is the daily schedule like for a congressman?
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What are the demographics of Congress? What
session of Congress are we in?
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What is apportionment, redistricting, and when
was the House of Reps. Fixed at 435 members?
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What are the benefits of incumbency? Find a chart
to show the success of incumbents in elections?
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In 1994 the House of Represenatives rules were
reorganized, what are some of the new rules?
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Define the 17th Amendment, Filibuster and Cloture
in the Senate.
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How often does congress start a new session?
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• Explain the roles for the following leadership
  positions in the house?Speaker, majority leader,
  minority leader, whip, and who currently holds
  these positions in the House?

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• Who leads the senate? What do the following
  positions do, and who currently holds that
  position?
• -President Pro Tempore
• -Majority, Minority Leader, party whips

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What is a party caucus?
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What do the following Committees do, and give an
example for each one?

• Standing Committees
• Joint Committees
• Conference Committees
• Select (or special) Committees

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How do members of Congress choose their
committees? What committees are Utahs State
Reps. And Senators in?
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What do Congressional staff do?
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What are the differences of the House and the
Senate?
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What are the Constitutional Powers of Congress?
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What are the 8 stages of the impeachment process?
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How does Congress work with the President and the
Judiciary?
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What are the theories of representation that a
Senator or Representative can base their votes in
Congress?

• Trustee-explain
• Delegate
• Politico

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Process of Bill becoming a Law

• We will explain this on Friday.

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