1. DEMOGRAPHICS OF CONGRESS Is the average Congressperson similar to the average person they represent?

2. House of Representatives Congress (113 th )(114 th ) Republicans234246 Democrats201189

3. 114 th House of Reps

4. Senate Congress (113 th )(114 th ) Republicans4554 Democrats5344 Independent22

5. 114 th Senate INDEPENDENT DEM REP 1 EACH

6. Ethnicity U.S. HouseU.S. Senate White355 (82%)94 Black44 (10%)1 Hispanic28 (6%)2 Asian7 (2%)3 American Indian 10

7. RELIGION

8. Women in Congress House (82)Senate (20) DemocratsRepublicansDemocratsRepublicans 61 (32%)21 (9%)14 (30%)6 (11%)

9. EDUCATION

10. Occupations Congress tends to have a few major occupational backgrounds: –Business –Lawyers –Public service/politics –Education

11. AGE SENATEHOUSE SENATE HOUSE Diane Feinstein (D CA) 81John Conyers (D MI) 85 Tom Cotton (R AR) 37 Elise Stefanik (R NY) 30 AVERAGE 61 YEARS57 YEARS 10.2 YEARS SERVED9.1 YEARS SERVED

12. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/07/ most-diverse-congress_n_6430840.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/07/ most-diverse-congress_n_6430840.html

13. Congress’s Wealth http://www.moneychoice.org/ rich-congress/

14. Is the average Congressperson similar to the average person they represent? Is this good or bad?

15. Pay for Congressmen $174,000 per year –Leadership position earn up to $233,000 Retirement Health Care Franking privilege Travel stipend ETC.

16. Idaho’s Current Legislators Raul Labrador (R) District 1 Elected in 2010 Mike Simpson (R) District 2 Elected in 1998 Mike Crapo (R) Senator Elected in 1998 Jim Risch (R) Senator Elected in 2008

17. Chapter 11 Section 3 1.What is the role of the Legislative and Executive Branches in foreign affairs? 2.Who has power to declare war? 3.What “other” powers does Congress have? 4.The Constitution specifically mentions what 4 types of federal crimes? 5.Which branch has power to create and organize federal courts?