Module 4 Lesson 1Mastery 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 ________

Gym Membership

for Congress:

Senate

-___ year terms-Maximum membership of _____.-Elects the Vice President if there is no majority.

Mr. Senate

Information Bank:Take these pieces of info and place them on the correct “membership.”

-25 years old-30 years old

-Must live in represented district

-Must live in represented state-US citizen for 7 years-US citizen for 9 years

-Membership is good for 2 years-Membership is good for 6 years

-Only 100 allowed for this Membership

-Only 435 allowed for this Membership

-Introduces appropriations bills (bills dealing with money)

-Able to ratify treaties-Elects the President if there is

no majority-Elects the Vice President if

there is no majority-Starts the impeachment process of the President

-Holds the trial for impeachment of the President

-Approves Presidential 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 BelowRemember 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. ----

Answer Bank- Party Whips-Speaker of the

House-Joint Committee

-Conference Committee

-Vice President-President Pro Tempore-Standing Committees

-Select Committees

FinishedWhen you have finished slides 4-6,

submit it as an attachment in the submission link following this assignment within Moodle.