1. Step # 5 - Save your work and submit!!!!
Module 4 Lesson 1 Mastery 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!!!!

2. 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

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

4. (Your Turn) Create Your Membership for the House of Representatives Below Remember to Include a Picture

5. (Your Turn) Create Your Membership for the Senate Below Remember to Include a Picture

6. Answer the following questions using the help of the “Congressional PP” found in your “Notes and Resources” folder
Answer Bank
- Party Whips
-Speaker of the House
-Joint Committee
-Conference Committee
-Vice President
-President Pro Tempore
-Standing Committees
-Select Committees
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. ----

7. Finished
When you have finished slides 4-6, submit it as an attachment in the submission link following this assignment within Moodle.