2. Essential Question How do the Senate and House of Representatives provide leadership for the U.S.?

3. Overview of Congress

4. The U.S. Congress Bicameral legislature The Senate The House of Representatives

5. Voting Members 535 members of Congress 100 Senators 435 Representatives

6. The Census Census Bureau counts the population of the U.S. every ten years

7. Reapportionment Reapportionment – number of representatives each state has is determined by population

8. House of Representatives

9. Members 435 members of the House of Representatives

10. Qualifications Must be at least 25 years of age U.S. citizen for at least 7 years

11. Qualifications Legal resident of the state electing him or her

12. Terms of Office Members are elected for two-year terms Elections are in November on even number years

13. Speaker of the House Leader of the majority party John Boehner

14. Majority Leader Top assistant to the Speaker of the House Plan the legislative programs and steer bills through the House Kevin McCarthy

15. The Senate

16. Members 100 Members in the Senate

17. The Senate Senators who represent entire states are expected to know something about everything

18. Qualifications Must be at least 30 years of age U.S. citizen for at least 9 years

19. Qualifications Legal resident of the state electing him or her Senators are elected statewide

20. Terms of Office Members are elected for six-year terms Every November, one-third of the senators stand for reelection

21. President of the Senate The vice president Does not vote unless a tie occurs Joe Biden

22. President Pro Tempore Presides over sessions in the Senate Senior majority party leader elected by the Senate Orrin Hatch

23. Majority Leader Most important officer in the Senate Main job is to steer the party’s bills through Mitch McConnell