Step # 5 - Save your work and submit!!!! Module 4 Lesson 1 Mastery Assignment Congress Gym Membership Directions: After a hard day of work, some members of Congress like to head to the gym to work off some stress. They might even discuss a bill or two while running on the treadmill. You will create a gym membership card for these members of Congress. Step #1- Using the information from Slide 3, you will create two gym memberships - one for those members of the House of Representatives and another for those in the Senate. Step #2 - Create a table in slides 4 and 5 to include the information for your gym membership. Include a picture to go on your membership card. Step #3 - Take the information in the information bank (Slide 3) and copy it to the correct membership. Step #4 - Answer the questions on Slide 6 using the help of the “Congressional PPT.” Step # 5 - Save your work and submit!!!!

EXAMPLE OF WHAT YOUR CARDS SHOULD LOOK LIKE...... -Age: -US Citizen for ___ years -Live in represented ________ Gym Membership for Congress: Senate -___ year terms -Maximum membership of _____. -Elects the Vice President if there is no majority. Mr. Senate

Take these pieces of info and place them on the correct “membership.” Information Bank: Take these pieces of info and place them on the correct “membership.” -Introduces appropriations bills (bills dealing with money) -Able to ratify treaties -Elects the President if there is no majority -Elects the Vice President if there is no majority -Starts the impeachment process of the President -Holds the trial for impeachment of the President -Approves Presidential appointments -**Membership Bonus** - Franking privilege: can send job related mail without paying for postage! -25 years old -30 years old -Must live in represented district -Must live in represented state -US citizen for 7 years -US citizen for 9 years -Membership is good for 2 years -Membership is good for 6 years -Only 100 allowed for this Membership -Only 435 allowed for this Membership

(Your Turn) Create Your Membership for the House of Representatives Below Remember to Include a Picture

(Your Turn) Create Your Membership for the Senate Below Remember to Include a Picture

Answer the following questions using the help of the “Congressional PP” found in your “Notes and Resources” folder Answer Bank - Party Whips -Speaker of the House -Joint Committee -Conference Committee -Vice President -President Pro Tempore -Standing Committees -Select Committees 1. Who is the leader of the House of Representatives? 2. Who is the leader of the Senate that only votes in case of a tie? 3. Who is the day-to-day leader that is the leading member of the majority party? 4. This position in Congress keeps track of voting intentions and tries to “whip up” support. --- 5. These committees are permanent committees in Congress that cover areas that will always be needed. ---- 6. These committees have members from both the House and the Senate. --- 7. These committees are only created to do a specific job, and then disband when they are done with their work. ---- 8. This is a special form of a joint committee that is used during the “bill to law” process to help members of Congress agree on one version of the bill. ----

Finished When you have finished slides 4-6, submit it as an attachment in the submission link following this assignment within Moodle.