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Organization
-Great Compromise of 1787
-House
-Senate
House of Representatives
-representation based on eachstate’s population
-3 requirements
House Terms
-2 year terms
-unlimited terms
term limitations???
-Idea that legislators should onlybe allowed a maximum number ofyears in office in order toencourage more involvement ingovernment
-435 total members (fixed total)
House Terms
-2 year terms
-unlimited terms
term limitations???
-Idea that legislators should onlybe allowed a maximum number ofyears in office in order toencourage more involvement ingovernment
-435 total members (fixed total)
House Membership
-census determines the number fromeach state
-apportionment-- Term thatrefers to the number ofrepresentatives assigned to astate based upon its population
-gerrymandering-- Drawing adistrict’s boundaries in an oddshaped manner in order to benefitone political party over another
-each members represents onecertain district
-represents constituents (citizens)
Senate
-based on every state being equal
-3 requirements
Senate Terms
-6 year terms
-unlimited terms
term limitations???
-100 members
Senate Terms
-6 year terms
-unlimited terms
term limitations???
-100 members
Senate Membership
-100 members
-2 from each state
-each represents the whole state
Congressional Benefits-salary
-budgets for their staff
-office space at Capital
-franking privileges-- Right of aCongressmen to send job-relatedmail without postage
-limited immunity
-Limitations
-expulsion-removed from Congress
-censure--Formal vote of disapprovalof a legislator’s conduct
Congressional Sessions
-each Congress serves two years andis given a number
-Congress meets from Jan. toNov/Dec
-can be called into special sessionsby President
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