1. 3/31 Monday O Which amendments deal with Congress? O Agenda: O TOTD O Turn in Amendment Research from Friday O Amendment Review O Test #5 Amendments pgs 18-20 O Post Test: begin Congress terms

2. 4/1 Tuesday O List two facts you already know about our Legislative Branch aka Congress! O Test Results (#4-#5) O Test #5 pgs 18-20 O Mario O Emily O Ashley O Breanna O Page 21-22 Notes O Info Check(s) O Congress Review Sheet O Congress Test FRIDAY!

3. Organization -Great Compromise of 1787 Compromise by Roger Sherman/divided Congress (L branch) into a bicameral legislature -House: Representation based on population **based on census count every 10 years to determine how many reps each state gets -Senate: Representation is equal (2 per state regardless of population)

5. House of Representatives -representation based on each state’s population “No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.” — U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 2, clause 2 -3 requirements: At least 25 years old Live in state you rep US citizen for at least 7 years

6. House Terms -2 year terms -unlimited terms: Can run unlimited amount of times and be elected indefinitely. term limitations??? -Idea that legislators should only be allowed a maximum number of years in office in order to encourage more involvement in government -435 total members (fixed total) *This # will not change Incumbent: Person who holds the position, role, office currently. Example: Obama was the presidential incumbent candidate in 2012.

7. House Membership -census determines the number from each state -apportionment-- Term that refers to the number of representatives assigned to a state based upon its population -gerrymandering-- Drawing a district’s boundaries in an odd shaped manner in order to benefit one political party over another -each members represents one certain district -represents constituents (citizens)

8. Understanding GERRYMANDERING

9. Senate -based on every state being equal No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen. [U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 3, clause 3] -3 requirements At least 30 years old Live in the state you rep US citizen for at least 9 years

10. Senate Terms -6 year terms -unlimited terms term limitations??? -100 members

11. Senate Membership -100 members -2 from each state -each represents the whole state

12. Congressional Benefits -salary -budgets for their staff -office space at Capital -franking privileges-- Right of a Congressmen to send job-related mail without postage -limited immunity -Limitations -expulsion-removed from Congress -censure--Formal vote of disapproval of a legislator’s conduct

13. Congressional Sessions -each Congress serves two years and is given a number We are currently in Congressional session #113 -Congress meets from Jan. to Nov/Dec -can be called into special sessions by President: Called JOINT- SESSIONS (b/c both houses meet together)