United States Congress
You are running for congress, this jog will take you through the steps you will need to go through.
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1WELCOME
Welcome to your webquest about The United States Congress. You have decided to run for congress, but you are unsure if you want to run for Senator or Representative. Follow the jog to answer the questions you will need to know while making your decision.
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2How much does it cost to run for congress?
Before you can get to the Capitol you have to know how much your campaign is going to cost. Find out how much the average campaign for the Senate and the House costs and where do they get the money to run?
http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/care/moneyinpolitics.asp
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3Qualifications for Office
You will need to know what the qualifications are for your job. What are the qualifications for each house of congress? Has everyone in history met all of these requirements?
http://www.answers.com/topic/qualifications-for-congress
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4Apportionment, Census, and Gerrymandering
Use the links below to define the following terms: Apportionment, Census, and Gerrymandering.
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5Colleagues
You will need to get to know your colleagues, use the page below find out the current members of each house from Kansas.
http://www.contactingthecongress.org/cgi-bin/newseek.cgi?site=ctc2011&state=ks
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6Committees and Leadership
A lot of congressional business gets done in committee. Name three committees from each house of congress, and tell me what their job is. What types of committees are there?
You will need to know who the important people are. For the House tell me who has these positions and what they do: Speaker of the House, Minority (Democratic) leader, Majority Whip, and Minority (Democratic) Whip. For the Senate tell me who has these positions and what they do: President of the Senate, President Pro Tempore, Majority Leader, Minority Leader:
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7Constitution
Use the transcript of the Constitution below to answer these questions. How do you replace a member of the Senate who cannot fulfill their term? When can the Vice President vote in the Senate? Who has the sole power to try all impeachments?
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html
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8How much do you get paid?
Use the page below to find out how much a rank-and-file member of Congress gets paid annually. Would you be interested in this job?
http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/uscongress/a/congresspay.htm