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TODAY’S AGENDA Review the qualifications and basic information of the Senate and the House Explore the day in the life at the Hill T/E Essential Skill C-5 Demonstrate understanding of conceptsTRANSCRIPT
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CONGRESS
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DO NOW
Open-Note Quiz on sections 10.4 AND 10.2 Take out both sections of notes and complete the
quiz to the best of your abilityWhen you are finished, hand in your quiz and take
a 114th Congressional Profile
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TODAY’S AGENDA
Review the qualifications and basic information of the Senate and the House
Explore the day in the life at the Hill
T/E Essential Skill C-5 Demonstrate understanding of concepts
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FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS
House Age: 25 years Citizenship: 7 years Residency: Live in State you
Represent Size: 435 Members Term Length: 2 years
Senate Age: 30 years Citizenship: 9 years Residency: Living in state you
represent Size: 100 members Term Length: 6 years
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WHO WOULD YOU VOTE FOR?
1. Christine Donohue2. Anna Kendrick 3. Kevin M. Dougherty4. Michael A. George5. Torsten Overbeck6. Anne Covey
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INFORMAL QUALIFICATIONS
House and Senate: Party Identification Name familiarity Gender Ethnicity Political Experience Incumbent Fundraising
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THE SENATE
Small, deliberative to protect minority’s voice Facing election every six years instead of
every two years insulates the Senate from the pressures of public opinion.
Every two years, one-third of the Senate faces election.
Senate designed to be an older, more experienced body
An ongoing source of stability and continuity
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LEADERSHIP OF CONGRESS
House: Speaker (John Boehner?) Senate: President of Senate (Vice
President Biden) Senate: President Pro Tempore (Orrin
Hatch [R]) Both: Majority and Minority Leaders
House: Majority: Kevin McCarthy/ Minority: Nancy Pelosi
Senate: Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Majority Leader/ Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) Minority Leader
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PENNSYLVANIA Senators
Pat Toomey [R] Bob Casey [D]
Districts (18) Each has 710,00 people in it District 6—Rep. Ryan Costello [R] District 7—Pat Meehan [R]
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FILIBUSTER
Intent to block a measure or matter by preventing a vote
Tools: Extended debate, amendment, and motions Possibility of two filibusters on one bill Ended only by cloture or by unanimous consent Only in the Senate (House has a limit of 1 hour on
the floor)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/03/07/rand-paul-filibuster-longest-senate-thurmond/1970291/
In 1957 Senator Strom Thurmond filibustered the Civil Rights of 1957 for 24 hours and 18 minutes.
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CONGRESSIONAL PAY Average Members $174,000
Leadership Speaker: $223,500 Majority/Minority Leaders: $193,400
Limits Presidential Veto Fear of Voter Backlash
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NUMBERS GAME
100% 9 435 6 30 100 7 25 1/3 2 174 1 hour 114th