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FACTS about Congress

“Here, sir, the people govern.” Congress “Here, sir, the people govern.” - Alexander Hamilton

Congress passes laws about The food we eat The cars we drive Our workplaces National parks Clean water Medicine safety National security… and many other topics

House of Representatives Senate Congress Divided into: House of Representatives To be more responsive to the people Senate To be more deliberative and thoughtful

Congress Representative: Senator: must be 25 and a U.S. citizen for 7 years Senator: must be 30 and a U.S. citizen for 9 years

Congress Representative: Senator: Represents a specific district in a state Minnesota has 8 districts Senator: Each senator represents the interests of the whole state

Congress House: Constitution says no more than 1 per 30,000 First Congress had 65 By 1910, had grown to 435 1920 Crisis – Can’t grow (losing effectiveness), but must reapportion 1929 Law made reapportionment automatic Senate: Constitution says 2 per state, hasn’t changed

District Map http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd#at

Congress Representative: Senator: Serves for 2 years

Congress Representative: Senator: Has a staff of about 17

Congress In 1789, when the first Congress convened, each House member represented 30,000 people. Now, each represents around 650,000.

Congress The 535 members of Congress are NOT representative of the population. The typical member? A white male n his early 50s. In 2007, there were 86 women, 44 African-Americans, 29 Hispanics, 7 Asian-Americans, 1 Native American and 1 Native Hawaiian serving.

Congress Most common professions: Lawyer Businessperson Banker Local politician Educator Farmer Real estate agent Journalist

Congress A typical day: 8 a.m. Breakfast with the governor 8:50 a.m. Staff meeting 9 a.m. Party caucus meeting 10 am. Subcommittee oversight hearing 10:20 a.m. Meet farm leaders from district 10:45 a.m. Testify before transporation committee 11 a.m. Education committee looks at student assistance bill 12 p.m. House convenes for vote 1 p.m. Address veterans delegation 1:45 p.m. Floor debate on budget 3:30 p.m. Talk to visiting high school students 4 p.m. Conference call with district staff 4:30 p.m. Office time 5:45 p.m. TV interview 6 p.m. Reception for prime minister

Congress The roles of a Congressperson: Legislator Committee member Servant of constituents Politician Representative of constituents

Congress Representative of their constituents Trustee Delegate Partisan Politico

Congress Fun facts Only 1 in 3 Americans can name their members of Congress. Only 1 in 3 adult Americans has visited, written, e-mailed or phoned a member of Congress. Only 35-40% of Americans vote in congressional races in off-year elections.

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