1. Wexner Fellows -- US Congress

3. The Basics House –435 Members –2 Year Terms –Committee Dominant –Majority Party Dominant –108th Congress –Lots of Staff Senate –100 Members –6 Year Terms –Committees Important –Majority Party Important –108th Congress –Even More Staff Wexner Fellows -- US Congress

4. How a Bill Becomes a Law (or at least what we teach, but it’s not so simple) Introduction & Referral Committee Hearings Committee Markups Committee Reports Schedule Floor Action (Rules, UCRs) Floor Votes Conference Committee Conference Report & Floor Vote Presidential Signature (or Veto)

5. Paradoxes of Congress Closest to people yet least liked Weak parties yet viewed as too partisan Individualistic yet powerful Members run for Congress by running against it

6. Reelection is Usually Easy