Congress Scavenger Hunt by Harielle Atana-Lindor https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje Harielle Atana & Bridget Walsh en-us 2017-01-04 18:01:26 UTC 2025-10-01 05:45:02 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. Congress is located in Washington DC atahar16 https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145338459 2017-01-04 18:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145338459 2. Congress is located in this builing atahar16 https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145339424 2017-01-04 18:14:14 UTC https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145339424 Senate atahar16 https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145339887 3. There are 100 U.S. state senates
5. Each state sends 2 Senators to represent there state
6. MN senators: Amy Klobuchar & Al Franken
17. Senator salary: $174,000


]]> 2017-01-04 18:15:46 UTC https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145339887 7. MN Senator Al Franken atahar16 https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145341280 2017-01-04 18:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145341280 House of Representatives atahar16 https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145344944 4. There are 435 House of Representatives
8. There are 134 house of representatives in the state of Minnesota
9. John Kline is the MN district two U.S representative

]]> 2017-01-04 18:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145344944 10. John Kline atahar16 https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145346342 2017-01-04 18:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145346342 11. California has the most representatives atahar16 https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145348219 2017-01-04 18:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145348219 12.There are 7 states with only 1 representative atahar16 https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145348514 2017-01-04 18:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145348514 14. walbri15 https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145411241 http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/us/affordable-care-act-congress-repeal-plan.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FU.S.%20Congress&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=collection&_r=0 
The Affordable Care Act is meant to assist hospitals and primary physicians would transform their practices financially, technologically, and clinically to drive better health outcomes, lower costs, and improve their methods of distribution and accessibility. Many in congress, currently, are not with this plan and desire to repeal it. Their four step plan includes defanging the filibuster, adding details to the current Act, assign different executive roles to the president, and then find a replacement.
]]> 2017-01-05 04:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145411241 15. walbri15 https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145411296 Years: 6 
Requirements: At least 30 years old, a U.S. resident for nine years, a resident of the state one is elected to represent in senate.
]]> 2017-01-05 04:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145411296 16. walbri15 https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145411310 Length: Two years, however, someone can be elected numerous times
Requirements: At least 25 years old, a U.S citizen for seven years, and you must reside in the state you are representing.
]]> 2017-01-05 04:53:23 UTC https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145411310 17. walbri15 https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145411321 Current Salary of a U.S Senator: $174,000
Current Salary of a U.S Representative: $174,000
]]> 2017-01-05 04:53:41 UTC https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145411321 18. walbri15 https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145411332 Civil Right Act: This Act was acted upon in attempt to end the racial discrimination that was prevalent in the southern U.S. This Act was a landmark piece of civil rights and U.S. Labor law legislation in the U.S that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Voting Rights Act: This Act was put into place in desire to end racial discrimination, targeting southern states. This Act aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from, exercising their right to vote under the 15th amendment.
]]> 2017-01-05 04:54:00 UTC https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145411332 19. walbri15 https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145411347 Henry Clay: Clay was elected house speaker on his first day as a congressman 
John Quincy Adams: He was the only president to ever finish his term and then be elected to the House of Representatives for, 15 years.
]]> 2017-01-05 04:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145411347 20. walbri15 https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145411363 The house contains 435 seats, which changes every ten years, after a census, to apportion each state based on population. N the senate, each state gets two Senators.]]> 2017-01-05 04:54:56 UTC https://padlet.com/atahar16/822583kfhmje/wish/145411363