Congressional Organizer Leadership Size & Elections Size & Elections Qualifications Term of office.

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Congressional Organizer Leadership Size & Elections Size & Elections Qualifications Term of office

Congressional Organizer Page 50LeaderLeader Size Size Qualifications Qualifications TermTerm Speaker of the House chosen by majority party John Boehner is current Speaker (R) The Vice President is President of the Senate. Joe Biden is current Pres. (D). The Pro Tempore takes over usually. # based on state population by the Census every 10 years. The 435 seats are reapportioned. Each state has 2 Senators, for a total of 100. Must be 25, 7-yr. Citizen & State resident. Must be 30, 9-yr. Citizen & State resident. Serve 2-yr terms-no limit on times Serve 6-yr terms-no limit on times All 435 elected each term by district. Some state’s districts have been gerrymandered. 1/3 elected every 2 years. The 17 th Amendment allows for election of Senators.

Notes on Congress Congress is bicameral. Define! This is the 114 th Congress, 1 st session. Term is a 2-year meeting of Congress. There are 2 sessions per term. Congress meets on Capitol Hill in the Capitol Building.

Notes on the House, p. 51 NC has 13 Congressional districts. Currituck County is in the 3 rd District. Walter B. Jones, Jr. is our Representative. He is a Republican. The Republicans are the majority party. John Boehner (R) is the Speaker of the House.

NC’s Congressional Districts

Redistricting Issues Some districts have been gerrymandered. –What does this term mean? Wesbury v. Saunders (equal size, one person/one vote) and Baker v. Carr (compact and contiguous) limit gerrymandering.

Notes on the Senate, p. 51 NC’s Senior Senator is Richard Burr (R). Our Junior Senator is Thom Tillis (R). The Republicans are the majority party. Senate Pro Tempore is Orin Hatch (R). Senate Majority Leader is Mitch McConnell. Senate Minority Leader is Harry Reid.

Exit Ticket 1.Write your first and last name along with the date in the upper right-hand corner. 2.How is Congress like a shoe? Explain 2 ways. Think critically. 3.Tell me two facts you learned about Congress today.