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Section 1 at a Glance Congress Members of Congress strive to represent the interests of their constituents while keeping in mind the needs of the country as a whole. Congress is a bicameral legislature with a House of Representatives and a Senate. Congress plays a vital role in the system of checks and balances.

Congress and the People Congress is the representative body through which the will of the people is made into law. REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS, House: VOTERS IN THEIR DISTRICT Senate: THEIR STATE Attempt to balance needs of constituents with the nation Representing the People Demographics? Members of Congress

The Structure of Congress Congress is a BICAMERAL LEGISLATURE made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 100 MEMBERS EACH STATE REPRESENTED BY TWO SENATORS SENATORS SERVE SIX-YEAR TERMS Every 2 years, 1/3 (33 or 34) Senators are up for election The Senate

The Structure of Congress Congress is a bicameral legislature made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 1929: NUMBER FIXED AT 435 NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR EACH BASED ON STATE’S POPULATION Apportionment: distribution of seats according to population Why there is a Census every 10 years REPRESENTATIVES SERVE TWO-YEAR TERMS Every 2 years, all 435 are up for election. The House of Representatives

The Structure of Congress (cont’d.) The Two-House Structure Bicameral legislature proposed at the 1787 Constitutional Convention Great Compromise combined elements of two previously proposed plans, Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan Bicameral system adopted parts of both plans: states would have equal representation in Senate, but proportional representation based on population in House of Representatives