The Senate and the House of Representatives

1. The Senate and the House of Representatives 7th Grade Civics Miss Smith *pgs. 136-139

2. ___ Houses of Congress • The ____________ states that the Congress (or Legislative Branch) should be made up of ___ houses: the ______ and the _____ __ _______________ • Congress was _____ so that both large and small ______would be _______ represented • This is called a _________ ___________ • _____ of _______________: Members based on each state’s population • ______: 2 per state for ALL states

3. The House of Representatives • Each _____ is entitled to at least ____ representative • Washington D.C. and the US territories each have one ___-______ delegate • There are ___ members in the _____ • 1 member per ______ people in each _____ • This may change every __ _____ when the ______ is taken to determine __________

4. The House of Representatives • ______ choose members from their _____________ _________ only (not the entire _____) • There are as many _________ as there are members in the House • District boarders are generally chosen based on ________ party, ___________, or ______ of ______ • Elections are held every ____-________ year in ___. • All members of the House are elected for two-year terms

5. The Senate • There are ___ members of the Senate • ________ get elected for ___-____ terms • _________ are held every ____-numbered ____ in ___.

6. Congress • Members of ________ have no ______ placed on the ______ of _____ they can serve • If a member of the _____ ____or resigns, a special ________ is held to _______ them • If a member of the ______dies or resigns, the _______ can replace them until the next ________(in most ______)

7. Members of Congress • There are certain ___________ to become a member of ________ • Including agreeing to a _____ __ _______ • Members of ________also get a ______and ________

8. Qualifications of members • House of Representatives: • Be at least __yrs old • Have been a _______ of the __for at least _____ years • Be a legal ________ of the _____ you represent • Senate • Be at least __yrs old • Have been a _______ of the __ for at least ____ years • Be a legal ________ of the _____ you represent

9. Salary and Benefits • Each member of Congress gets: • $________ per year • An ______ in the _______ Building • And _________ to pay _____ members • ____ trips back to their ____ _____ • An _________ for home/district offices • A __________ allowance • ________ privilege- the right to ____ official letters or packages for ____ • Immunity

10. Rules of Conduct • Members of Congress can request an _____________ of another member’s ___________ • This can result in a member’s ____in Congress being _______ • Codes of Conduct include: • _____ on outside ______ earned • Full __________ of __________ holdings is required • Punishment for breaking _____ include: • Being ___________ by Congress • Being ________ from ______ • Censure