us congress. floor of the house floor of the senate
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US Congress
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Floor of The House
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Floor of The Senate
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The Representatives and Senators
– Salary of $165,200 with retirement benefits– Office space in D.C. and at home and staff to
fill it.– Travel allowances and mail privileges.– But, there’s often 10 to 14 hour days, lots of
time away from the family, and lots of pressure from different people to “do the right thing.”
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Complaints
• Congress is the body that receives the greatest number of complaints.
• Mainly, that it is too responsive to public opinion and interest groups yet out of touch with the normal person.
• Or, it can debate for weeks or even months but has difficulty finding a consensus on major policy issues.
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Survey ApproveDisap-prove Unsure
Approveminus
Dates % % % Disapprove
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CBS 4/9-12/07 34 54 12 -20
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L.A. Times/Bloomberg 4/5-9/07 34 58 8 -24
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Gallup 4/2-5/07 33 60 7 -27
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AP-Ipsos 4/2-4/07 40 57 * -17
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Speaker of The House
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House Minority Leader (John Boehner)
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Senate Majority Leader
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Senate Minority Leader
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Parties in The House pre 2006 Mid-Terms
• Democrat 202
• Independent 1
• Republican 232
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Parties in The Senate pre 2006 Mid-Terms
• Democrats 44
• Independent 1
• Republican 55
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FUNCTIONS
• Legislation
• Power of the purse
• Executive Oversight
• Representation
• Forum for national debate
• Foreign Policy powers
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Recommendation
• Must use:
• http://congress.indiana.edu/learn_about/launcher.htm