1. HOW CONGRESS IS ORGANIZED
CIVICS
CHAPTER 6, SECTION 1
CE.6B & 7A
MR. COLLINS & MRS. KOZLIK

2. QUICK REVIEW OF CONGRESS
WE HAVE A BICAMERAL LEGISLATURE: 2 HOUSES…THE HOUSE OF REPS. AND THE SENATE
HOUSE OF REPS: 435 MEMBERS BASED ON POP.
SENATE: 100 MEMBERS, 2 PER STATE

3. HOUSE OF REPS.
THE NUMBER OF REPS A STATE HAS IS BASED ON ITS POPULATION
FOR EXAMPLE: CALIFORNIA HAS 53 REPS; WYOMING HAS 1
THE # OF REPS CHANGES AFTER EACH CENSUS

4. TERMS OF CONGRESS REPRESENTATIVES:
ALL HOUSE MEMBERS HAVE TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION EVERY TWO YEARS (SERVE 2-YEAR TERMS)
SENATORS:
SERVE SIX-YEAR TERMS
1/3 OF SENATE MUST RUN FOR RE-ELECTION EVERY TWO YEARS

5. Congressional Leaders
Majority party – party to which more than half the members in a house of Congress belong
Majority Leader – Leader of the majority party in a particular house

6. Congressional Leaders 2
Speaker of the House – leader of the House of Representatives and is always a member of the majority party
President Pro Tempore – Handles day-to-day leadership in the Senate and is always a member of the majority party