Directions: As you listen to the podcast take notes in the appropriate box.

Name________________________

House

Senate

Nuclear/ Point of Order

Filibustering

Leadership

Speaker of the House

Caucus

District/ State Work Periods

Formal Representation

Descriptive Representation

The House is the hot tea and the Senate is the saucer that cools the tea.

• George Washington (maybe)

Article I

1. Does Congress need to reflect the diversity of the American population in order to adequately represent them? Explain.

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• In your opinion, which chamber is more important to American democracy- the House or the Senate? Why?

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• Who is your Representative in the House? Who are your Senators?

Directions: As you listen to the podcast take notes in the appropriate box.

Name________________________

House

Senate

Nuclear/ Point of Order

Filibustering

Leadership

Speaker of the House

Caucus

District/ State Work Periods

Formal Representation

Descriptive Representation

The House is the hot tea and the Senate is the saucer that cools the tea.

• George Washington (maybe)

Article I

435 members, 2 year terms, based on population, more people=more rules, ratify rules every 2 years

*Start spending bills (power of the purse), impeachment

People’s Chamber

Appoints President if no winner in Electoral College

100 members, 6 year terms, 2 per state, rules don’t change as often

*Confirmation power, jury in impeachment trials

Changing interpretation of a precedent/rule, done with simple majority, When Senate Maj. Leader declares a point of order

Endless debate on a bill to prevent voting

Tool of the minority

3rd in line of succession

Leader of the House

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House- Speaker- decides who can speak, how long they can speak, if a bill will reach the floor or not through setting the agenda, also makes committee appointments

Maj. Leader/Maj. Whip- assist Speaker and “whip up votes”

Minority Leader/Whip- minority party

Senate- VP= President of the Senate (little authority/ votes only in a tie)

Pres. Pro Tempore- Ceremonial

Maj Leader- Most powerful, dictates agenda, nuclear card

Whips, Minority party, etc

Organization with focused interests

House- Formal

Senate- Informal

Talking to constituents

Proactive, outreach

Elected - formally represents a person

Nothing to do with race, gender, policy preferences

Degree to which representatives share features with who they represent

Race, gender, policy preferences

People are more likely to vote for someone who looks like them