112 th congress
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112TH CONGRESS
The House of Representatives And The Senate
Congressional Sessions
Each term of Congress has two sessions
Sessions last until Congress votes to adjourn
The House of Representatives # of members:
Length of term:
Age
435 Based on states’
population (census)
Serve for 2 years
25 years old
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
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
The Senate (cont.)
Residency:
Leader
9 years a U.S. citizen
Live in the state you represent
Vice President Also, floor leaders
and whips
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
Majority Leader/ Minority Leader
Eric Cantor Nancy Pelosi
Whips Secretary
Steny Hoyer (D) Maryland
Kevin McCarthy (R) California
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
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.
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
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
Conference Committee
Temporary joint committee set up when the House and the Senate have passes different versions of the same bill.
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
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
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
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