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114 Organizations CMOs Updated 4 23 2015 All Members listed below are officers of their respective caucuses each caucus maintains its own membership list Each staff designee is listed direct. TLW: Define gerrymandering and develop a “gerrymandered” map.. KEY VOCABULARY. Apportionment, Reapportionment, Census, Congressman at-large, Gerrymander, . Wesberry. v. Sanders (1964), Reapportionment Act of 1929. The Representatives and Senators. The Members of Congress. 535 Members – . 100 Senators and 435 Reps.. House members – . At least age 25 and U.S. citizens for 7 years.. Senators – . At least age 30 and U.S. citizens for 9 years.. 2012. PORK: Pet projects for Members of Congress districts/states, often . considered wasteful or unnecessary for nation at large. EARMARKS. An . earmark. is a congressional provision that directs approved funds to be spent on specific projects or that directs specific exemptions from taxes or mandated fees.. Congresspersons and the Citizenry: . Older, because of constitutional age requirements and political experience is normally an advantage in running for national office. F. rom . the baby boomer generation. Congressional Power— Congressional power is limited by the fact that it has only those powers . delegated. to it by the Constitution.. Congress cannot create national public . schools. .. Congress cannot require people to . LESSON OBJECTIVES. EXPLAIN BASIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CONGRESS AND THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. DISCUSS HOW CONGRESS REFLECTS AMERICA’S COMMITMENT TO RESPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AND FEDERALISM. IDENTIFY SEVERAL CONSTITUTIONAL SOURCES OF CONGRESSIONAL POWER. How members of Congress vote and how they view their role as law makers. Four Roles:. . Delegate. Partisan. Trustee. Politico. . Delegate. Partisan. Trustee. Politico. Definitions. Delegate. : Delegates see themselves as agents of those who elected them. They vote based on how they think the people in their home state or district would want them to vote. (delegates truly represent the will of the people) . Understand how Congress is organized. Bell Ringer:. List the qualifications for serving in Congress as set forth in the. Constitution. In your opinion, are there other qualifications that. should be applied to holding office in Congress? For example,. The Will (voice) of the People – Center of Policymaking. Congress - 535 Voices. 2013 – federal government shut down for 16 days – legislators could not agree on a budget. . Party polarization . WHO GOVERNS?. Are members of Congress representative of the American people?. Does Congress normally do what most citizens want it to do?. TO WHAT ENDS?. Should Congress run under strong leadership?. The National Legislature. Concepts. What type of democracy does America have?. Indirect Democracy. Representative Democracy. General public not directly involved. Congress fulfills duties of the day-to-day government. Chapter 6 Development of Congressional Powers Chapter 6 Section 1 Constitutional Powers The “necessary and proper” clause of the Constitution enables Congress to expand its powers. Conflicting interpretations of the elastic clause are reflected in Supreme Court rulings on the power of Congress. nBriefda Brudnick2pecialist on the CongressUpdated pril 11 2018Congressional Research Service7-5700wwwcrsgovRL30064Congressional Salaries and Allowances InBriefCongressional Research ServiceContent Competition and Bids in Medicare’s Prescription Drug ProgramJune 23, 2013Andrew StockingMicroeconomic Studies Division 1 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Design of the Part D Program for Standard Ben