by Jens

1. Where is Congress located?

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2.

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3.

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4. Number of State Representatives

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435

5. How many Senators represent each state?

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6. Senators that represent our state

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Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar

7. One of our Senators

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Ralph Abraham

8. There are 8 Senators in the House of Representatives from Minnesota

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9/10.

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John Kline

11. State with the most US representatives

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California with 53

12. Fewest Representatives

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Alaska, Delaware, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming.

13. Political Cartoon about Congress

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14. Summary

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A conference committee of members from the House and the Senate voted to approve the agreement concerning the No Child Left Behind Law. The full bill will be made public within a week, and the House could consider it on the floor as early as the first week of December, following the Senate. The agreement also includes the current ideas for funding schools with the highest numbers of poor students, which would receive extra federal money.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/20/us/negotiators-come-to-agreement-on-revising-no-child-left-behind-law.html?ref=topics&_r=0

15. Senator Requirements

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US Senators will serve for 6 years and can serve for as many terms as they want. They have to be 30 years old, a resident o the state they wish to represent, and have been a US citizen for the past 9 years.

16. US Representative Requirements

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US Representatives serve two year terms. They must be 25 years old, live in the state that they wish to represent, and have been a US citizen for the last 7 years.

17. Senate and Representative Salar

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$174,000

18. Famous laws passed by Congress

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1. (Civil Rights Act of 1964) Outlawed segregation based on race, color, gender, religion or national origin.

2. (Voting Right Act of 1965) It got rid of the effect of Jim Crow laws and other restrictions on voting that disenfranchised minority voters.

19. Famous Congressman

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Abraham Lincoln is famous and is known for passing the Emancipation Proclamation. John F. Kennedy is also a famous congressman and he is known for being the youngest man to be elected and for being assassinated.

20.

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- (House of Representatives): The number of representatives of each state is based on the population of the particular state. The number of representatives each state varies.

-(Senate): Each states gets an equal number of representatives. Each state recieves two no matter how big or how small the state is. They get equal representation