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NAME CLASS DATE Section 3: Guided Reading and Review The Senate CHAPTER 10 A. As You Read Using information from this section, compare data about the Senate with data about the House by filling in the blanks in the chart below. The Congress Characteristic House Senate Size 435 1. _______________________ 100 Term Length 2 years 2. _______________________ 6 years Date of Elections Tuesday following first 3. _______________________ Tuesday following first Monday Monday in November of _______________________ in November of each evennumbered each even-numbered year _______________________ year Qualifications Age At least 25 years 4. _______________________ at least 30 years Length of Citizenship At least 7 years 5. _______________________ at least 9 years Residence Inhabitant of the State 6. _______________________ inhabitant of State from which chosen How Chosen Originally By voters in district 7. _______________________ by State legislatures © Pearson Education, Inc. Today By voters in district 8. _______________________ by voters in the State B. Reviewing Key Terms Complete each sentence by writing the correct term in the blank provided. 9. The Senate is a _______________, continuous body that is, all of its seats are never up for election at the same time. 10. _______________ Constituencies are the people and interests the senators represent. Guided Reading and Review Chapter 10 51
NAME CLASS DATE CHAPTER 10 Section 4: Guided Reading and Review The Members of Congress A. As You Read As you read Section 4, answer the questions below on the roles played by members of Congress and the compensation and privileges of the job. Roles Played by a Member of Congress 1. Legislator: What does a legislator do? ________________________________________________ makes laws 2. Committee member: What do members do as part of a congressional committee? __________ evaluate __________________________________________________________________________________ bills, perform oversight function 3. Trustee: How does a member of Congress act as a trustee? ______________________________ decides issues on merit alone, regardless __________________________________________________________________________________ of the views of constituents or other groups 4. Delegate: How does a member of Congress act as a delegate? ____________________________ acts as the constituents’ agents, regardless __________________________________________________________________________________ of personal beliefs 5. Partisan: How does a member of Congress act as a partisan? ____________________________ votes in line with wishes of party platform __________________________________________________________________________________ and leaders 6. Politico: How does a member of Congress act as a politico? ______________________________ combines roles of trustee, delegate, and __________________________________________________________________________________ partisan and acts as a “practical” politician Compensation and Privileges 7. Salary: What is the current salary of a member of Congress? ____________________________ $141,300 8. Nonsalary compensation: What are some fringe benefits for members of Congress? __________ tax __________________________________________________________________________________ deductions, travel allowances, low-cost health insurance, pension plan, money for offices and staffs, franking privilege © Pearson Education, Inc. 9. Privileges: To what does the phrase “cloak of legislative immunity” refer? __________________ Members of Congress are __________________________________________________________________________________ immune from arrest for misdemeanors during congressional sessions and may not be sued for libel. B. Reviewing Key Terms Define the following terms. 10. constituency _____________________________________________________________________ the people of a legislator’s State or district 11. oversight function ________________________________________________________________ congressional duty to see that the agencies in the executive branch are working effectively and according to legal policies 52 Chapter 10 Guided Reading and Review
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