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The Work & Perks of Congress Chapter 6, Section 3

Chapter 6.3 SQ3R For 1 st section, read p. 192, paragraphs 1-2. For 2 nd section, read p under the green headings related to “Staff.” For 3 rd section, read the rest of p. 192.

Perks of Congress (p. 54) Salary=$174,000 per year-Is that enough? Salary Franking privilege-Define this! Immunity from lawsuits on floor-Why? Free Office Space Paid Travel Expenses (32 trips/yr)-Why is this necessary? Pension-Define this! Free parking, Free haircuts, Free health & life insurance, free access to gym

Salaries for Congress Speaker of the House $223,500 per year Majority and Minority Leaders (& Pro Tempore) $193,400 per year All other Representatives (including Delegates and Resident Commissioner From Puerto Rico) $174,000 per year

Congressional Staff Committee Staff Personal Staff Assigned to staff a committee Work for a member of Congress Legislative Assistant (LA) Administrative Assistant (AA) Caseworkers Draft and negotiate bills

Congressional Support Agencies Watch video of each support agency: – The Library of Congress TeKuUrOTPVY8Zb6QQ&index=16 – General Accounting Office – Congressional Budget Office

Congress At Work Read pp Complete the organizer for p. 57 of notebook. Three Functions of Congress DEFINITION Example

Exit Ticket 6.3 Use ink and put your first and last name in the upper right corner. 1.Which of the 3 functions of Congress do you think is the most important? 2.Why is that function important? 3.Is logrolling a good or bad thing? Explain. 4.Explain what perk of Congress you feel is best & 5.Why?

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