1. Images of Congress
The Official Seal of the US Congress

2. This is where the magic happens!! Federal Laws are made here
US Capitol Building
This is where the magic happens!! Federal Laws are made here

3. This is where the magic happens!! Federal Laws are made here
US Capitol Building
This is where the magic happens!! Federal Laws are made here

4. 1.House Senate

5. 2 senators per state= 100 total senators
Floor of the Senate
2 senators per state= 100 total senators

6. # of Reps. Based on state population= 435 total
Floor of the House
# of Reps. Based on state population= 435 total

7. # of Reps. Based on state population= 435 total

8. # of Reps. Based on state population

9. Virginia Districts
11 total

10. Your District VA #2
Your Representative
Glen Nye
the Congress Guy!!

11. Your Senators
Jim Webb
Mark Warner

12. Structure of the LEGISLATIVE BRANCH (Congress)

13. Congress is the lawmaking body of the federal government.

14. 1. Congress is “bicameral”...
it has 2 legislative houses.

15. 2. Why is Congress bicameral?
To make sure that both small and large states would be fairly represented.

16. Why is Congress bicameral?
It allows each house to check the actions of the other.

17. 3. Congress meets in Washington, D.C. ...

18. …in a building called the U.S. Capitol

19. The Capitol Building has 2 meeting areas:
House Senate

20. the House of Representatives (House)

21. 4. Members of the House are called Representatives.

22. the House has 435 members

23. Each member (Representative) of the House represents a congressional district.

25. Each state is entitled to at least one Representative in the House.

26. Representation is based on population
Representation is based on population. (States with a large population get to send more Representatives to the House)

27. The total House membership always stays at 435.

28. The number 435 doesn’t change because that is all that will fit in the room.

29. Leadership in the House
The leader in the House of Representatives is known as the Speaker of the House
Speaker of the House leads debate, divides up responsibility

30. the Senate

31. 5. Members of the Senate are called Senators.

32. the Senate has 100 members

33. Each senator represents his or her entire state.

34. All states send two representatives to the Senate.

35. Representation is based on equalitiy.

36. The total Senate membership stays at 100 until another state is added.

37. Leadership in the Senate
The Vice President is responsible for leading Senate debate.
The VP’s only power in the senate is to cast a tie-breaking vote.
When the VP cannot be in the Senate, the President Pro tempore takes his place as leader.

38. 6. 535 representatives meet in the Capitol

39. House Senate

41. review

42. Def: having two legislative houses
bicameral
Def: having two legislative houses

43. Def: the U.S. Senate plus the U.S. House of Representatives
Congress
Def: the U.S. Senate plus the U.S. House of Representatives

44. representation is based on equal number of representatives
Senate
Def: (upper house)
representation is based on equal number of representatives
(2 per state = 100)

45. House of Representatives
Def: (lower house)
representation is based on population
of each state
(435)