10 Topics from Ch.13 Sec.3-4

1. The committee system which divides up the work of going through more than 10,000 bills.

2. Standing committee they are permanent groups that over see bills that continue from one congress to the next.

3. Subcommittees branch from standing committees. every committee has about 5 to 6 subcommittees and for every 20 members there are 4 subcommittees.

4. The number of personal staff between the years of 1947 and 1990 increased from 2,000 to 11,500. The committee staff increased from 400 to more than 3,000 in the same amount of time.

5. Each lawmaker spends more that $5.6 million on employees.

6. Legislative assistant (LA) the sit in on committee meetings and inform the lawmaker what they missed or they just tell the lawmakers how to vote if they do not know anything about the topic.

7. The library of congress is one of the largest libraries in the world and is used to provide information when ever congress may need it.

8. The Congressional budget office (CBO) studies economic trends, keeps track of how much congressional committees are spending and figure out how congresses budget choices will effect the economy.

9. The government printing office (GPO) they are the largest multipurpose printing plant in the world and print out the daily record which contains all bills introduced in both houses as well as the  speeches and testimonies presented in congress.

10. Professional staff in some cases have to much influence in the law makers decision with the information they present to the law makers.  

House vs. Senate

	House	Senate
Qualifications	Must be at least 25 years old, citizens of the United States for at least 7 years, and a legal resident of the state that elects them	Must be 30 years old citizens of the state for 9 years and legal residence of the state they represent
Organization	435 members based on population per state 435 is the limit	100 senators two per state
Rules	Unlimited amount of time per person per topic	5 min. per person per topic
Bill/lawmaking process	The house introduce bill the committee work and handle bill they have 6 calendars	They have 2 calendars senate leaders control the flow of bills to committees and to the floor for debate and vote
Leadership	Majority leader, minority leader, rules committee, and speaker of the house	Vice president
Length of term/ perks	2 years	6 years
Salary	$174,000	$174,000

Ch.13 Sec.1

1) What are the qualifications for becoming a representative?
      i. Must be at least 25 years old, citizens of the United States for at least 7 years, and a legal resident of the state that elects them

2) What did congress limit the number of representatives in 1929?
      i. 435

3) What is Gerrymandering?  What did the term come from?
      i. when a political party that has the majority in a state legislature draws a district's boundaries to gain an advantage. 
     ii. A newspaper published a cartoon of a map labeling it as "Gerrymander" Federalists popularized the term

4) What are the qualifications for becoming a senator?
      i. must be 30 years  old citizens of the state for 9 years and legal residence of the state they represent

5) What is a censure?
      i. A vote of formal disapproval of a member's actions

6) What are the characteristics of congress member?
      i. Many members are lawyers, banking, and have an educational backgrounds
     ii. Many members are white males with an average age of around 52