Unit 4 Mastery Assignment Congress Gym Membership Directions

Unit 4 Mastery Assignment Congress Gym Membership Directions: After a hard day of work, some members of Congress like to head to the gym to work off some stress. They might even discuss a bill or two while running on the treadmill. You will create a gym membership card for these members of Congress. Step #1 - Using the information from Slide 3, you will create two gym memberships - one for those members of the House of Representatives and another for those in the Senate. Step #2 - Create a table in slides 4 and 5 to include the information for your gym membership. Include a picture to go on your membership card. Step #3 - Take the information in the information bank (Slide 3) and copy it to the correct membership. Step #4 - Answer the questions on Slide 6 using the help of the “Congressional PPT. ” Step # 5 - Save your work and submit!!!!

EXAMPLE OF WHAT YOUR CARDS SHOULD LOOK LIKE. . . -Age: -US Citizen for ___ years -Live in represented ____ Mr. Senate -___ year terms Gym Membership -Maximum membership of _____. for Congress: Senate -Elects the Vice President if there is no majority.

Information Bank: Take these pieces of info and place them on the correct “membership. ” -Introduces appropriations bills -25 years old (bills dealing with money) -30 years old -Able to ratify treaties -Must live in represented district -Elects the President if there is no -Must live in represented state majority -US citizen for 7 years -Elects the Vice President if there -US citizen for 9 years is no majority -Membership is good for 2 years -Starts the impeachment process -Membership is good for 6 years of the President -Only 100 allowed for this -Holds the trial for impeachment of Membership the President -Only 435 allowed for this -Approves Presidential Membership appointments -**Membership Bonus** - Franking privilege: can send job related mail without paying for postage!

(Your Turn) Create Your Membership for the House of Representatives Below Remember to Include a Picture

(Your Turn) Create Your Membership for the Senate Below Remember to Include a Picture

Answer the following questions using the help of the “Congressional PP” found in your “Notes and Resources” folder 1. Who is the leader of the House of Representatives? 2. Who is the leader of the Senate that only votes in case of a tie? 3. Who is the day-to-day leader that is the leading member of the majority party? 4. This position in Congress keeps track of voting intentions and tries to “whip up” support. --5. These committees are permanent committees in Congress that cover areas that will always be needed. ---6. These committees have members from both the House and the Senate. --7. These committees are only created to do a specific job, and then disband when they are done with their work. ---8. This is a special form of a joint committee that is used during the “bill to law” process to help members of Congress agree on one version of the bill. ----

Finished When you have finished slides 4 -6, submit it as an attachment in the submission link following this assignment within Moodle.