Dummies Guide to Congress by Zoe Hummel https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb Zoe Hummel & Alexandra Bloch en-us 2023-03-21 03:25:15 UTC 2026-01-09 09:13:40 UTC hello@padlet.com Size zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2529152052 435 representatives are currently in the House, all with full voting rights.]]> 2023-03-23 16:34:25 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2529152052 Formal Qualifications zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2529155299 - must be 25 years old
- U.S. citizens for a minimum of 7 years 
- a resident in the state they are representing ]]> 2023-03-23 16:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2529155299 Representatives Terms zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2529157076 - 2 year terms 
- get re-elected every even year 
- may serve a consecutive of 4 total terms ]]> 2023-03-23 16:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2529157076 Seats Determined zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2529167280 Seats are determined based off a state's population size. Every 10 years the population is recounted, leading to a possible change in a state's seat size.

]]> 2023-03-23 16:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2529167280 Constitutional Powers zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530611323 1. all money bills start here (taxes, spending money)
2. impeach public officials 
3. If a president doesn't receive enough electoral votes, then the House picks who the next president is ]]> 2023-03-24 15:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530611323 Interesting Information zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530619307 1. since 1789 its the only branch of the government that has been directly elected by american voters 
2. salary of $40,242 annually 
3. Colorado has 8 representatives as the most recent members are Brittany Petterson & Yadira Caraveo elected in 2023
4. almost all representatives have advanced college degrees along with working in the fields of  business or education, bankers or even lawyers ]]> 2023-03-24 15:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530619307 Size zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530621236 set number of 100 members in total, 2 for each state ]]> 2023-03-24 15:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530621236 Formal Qualifications zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530623591 - at least 30 years old 
- minimum of 9 years of citizenship 
- resident of state at the time they are elected ]]> 2023-03-24 15:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530623591 Representative Terms zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530625134 - serve for 6 terms 
- every 2 years face re election or election for ⅓ of the senators

]]> 2023-03-24 15:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530625134 Election Rotation zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530626933 - even years ⅓ of the Senate gets elected whenever there isn’t a presidential election
- rather then having all 100 seats up all at once, every states senators get split into different ones
- consist of 3 different classes; class 1 & 2 contain 33 seats while the 3rd class has 34
- Class 1 next election Jan. 3,2025; Class 2 Jan.2, 2027; Class 3 Jan. 3, 2029

]]> 2023-03-24 15:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530626933 Constitutional Powers zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530630171 - acts as jury in impeachment trials
- agree or disagree with any treaties president makes 
- whoever president commends for positions such as ambassadors, cabinet officers, the senator is able to approve or deny ( approve higher officials)
- allowed to hold trial for government officials when something bad is done 

]]> 2023-03-24 15:55:58 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530630171 Interesting Information zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530632310 - currently salary is $43,977
- “upper” house
- 1922 Rebecca Felton as the 1st women senator for Georgia
- no term limits as Robert C. Boyd was the longest, serving 56 years in 2009

]]> 2023-03-24 15:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530632310 House Members zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530666696
  • Joe Neguse (Democratic) 
  • Lauren Boebert (Republican) 
  • Ken Buck (Republican) 
  • Doug Lamborn (Republican) 
  • Jason Crow  (Democratic) 
  • Brittany Petterson  (Democratic) 
  • Yadira Caraveo (Democratic) 

    • ]]>     2023-03-24 16:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530666696     Our House of Representative zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530668181 Jason Crow and has been in office in 4]]> 2023-03-24 16:27:46 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530668181 Jason Crow Viewpoint(s) zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530669398 1. He stands behind gun prevention and putting acts in to prevent it and help people become more safe. That he says that we don't have to choose between the second amendment and safer communities. I agree with what he says and protection of people. 

    2. He also talks about the working class and how he has been working since he was a teen and taking part in lowering costs for coloradans and how they hurt working families. He is trying his best to address supply chain issues and also bringing down cost of prices. 

    ]]>     2023-03-24 16:28:49 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530669398     Senators zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530671080 1. Micheal F. Bennett (Democratic)  14 years
    2. John W Hickenlooper (Democratic)  2 years 

    ]]>     2023-03-24 16:30:22 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2530671080     Micheal Bennett Viewpoints zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536270475 Education- He is a former superintendent so he finds a special place to make things happen for schools. He understands the importance of high quality schools. As he says they fail the students to prepare us for the 21st economy and how it works. He believes in making decisions based on the interests of the students and making it more flexible for the teachers. Making students needs above the state. He was determined to make students a priority that he made state and local communities have more power. 

    Money- He also says that americans are promised if we work hard we can get ahead or anywhere we want to go but he thinks that it has eroded many of our minds to be overworked. Working middle class can never keep up with the cost of housing and and higher education for and childcare. A lot of people have not benefited from the economic growth. Micheal fights for every economic growth for the people. 


    ]]>     2023-03-29 07:08:26 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536270475     John Hickenlooper Viewpoints zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536272200 Equal opportunity- He wants to ensure that every kid has equal opportunity and not based on where you come from you deserve to have economic success. He has thinks that having high quality education and having everyone not based on your wealth should determined how successful you become. He thinks that education is a social equalizer and creates economic success by gaining more people who can attain a better education. 

    Education- He also wants to make sure that while you are having great education you are safe wherever you do so. He wants to pass a common-sense gun law to keep communities safe. He is also a co-sponsor on the Background check expansion Act to keep people who want guns to be able to be checked to keep more guns out of unsafe hands. He also supports banning assault weapons. 


    ]]>     2023-03-29 07:09:57 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536272200     Current Demographic in Congress zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536274878 - 535 voting members 
    - 100 senators 
    - 435 representatives 

    ]]>     2023-03-29 07:12:05 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536274878     Democrats, Republicans, & Independents in House/Senate zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536276648 - Seven new senator - 2 democrats - 5 republicans 
    - 74 new representatives - 34 democrats - 40 Republican 
    - now delegate - republican 

    ]]>     2023-03-29 07:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536276648     Gender zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536277872 - 128 out of 440 are female in the house 
    - 25 out of 100 are female in senate

    ]]>     2023-03-29 07:14:16 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536277872     Races/Ethnicity zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536282697 133 members identify has a different ethnicity than white. ]]> 2023-03-29 07:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536282697 Religion zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536286407 Most americans identify as christian and now a days their are a lot of percentage who have no affiliation with religion 

    ]]>     2023-03-29 07:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536286407     Congress becoming more demographically similar to U.S. population ? zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536312998 Yes they are increasing but I wouldn’t say it is close the same as the United States because the fact that their is more whites in congress than in the united states also their is less women in congress than the United states.

    ]]>     2023-03-29 07:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536312998     Current House/Senate Leaders zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536319443 Speaker of the House:  Kevin McCarthy 
    House Majority Leader:  Steve Scalise
    House Minority Leader:   Hakeem S. Jeffries
    President Pro Tempore: Patty Murray
    Senate Majority Leader: Charles E. Schumer
    Senate Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell ]]>     2023-03-29 07:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536319443     2 Legislations being proposed zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536321874
  • End Vax for travelers 
  • Social media -  Banning tic tok 

    • ]]>     2023-03-29 07:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536321874     Support zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536322809
  • Thomas Massie, to keep families together and to stop separating them from each other 
  • Mark Warner,  how tic tok is the issue and it could get the Chinese involved and make more communist 

    • ]]>     2023-03-29 07:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536322809     Against zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536323757
  • Betty McCollum, it puts americans at risk and increases chances of variants. 
  • Tic Tok, it is an export of US culture and it can disrupt that to many americans. 

    • ]]>     2023-03-29 07:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536323757     Personal Opinion zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536324597 I think if it did get banned it would benefit the fast pase of what our social media has become from one thing being popular one second and not another second. It would decrease phone use maybe but will it ever get banned probably not. 

    ]]>     2023-03-29 07:52:54 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536324597     Party Won House of Representatives ? zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536325928 Republicans - 213 to 222 ]]> 2023-03-29 07:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536325928 Part won Senate ? zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536326910 Democratic - 49 to 51 ]]> 2023-03-29 07:54:44 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536326910 Impact against Biden & his Agenda zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536327753 It will cause him to more backed into a corner by people who don’t agree with his views 

    ]]>     2023-03-29 07:55:29 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536327753     Colorado New District (8) & Party Represented zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536328748 Yadira Caraveo - democratic ]]> 2023-03-29 07:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536328748 Won Our District (6) zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536330112 Jason Crow - Democratic 

    ]]>     2023-03-29 07:57:47 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536330112     District 3 Surprise zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536331544 Republicans won by 1%

    ]]>     2023-03-29 07:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536331544     Won Senate Race zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536332256 Micheal Bennett - Democratic ]]> 2023-03-29 07:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536332256 zoeh138 https://padlet.com/zoeh138/jq2rpc9zcgairrlb/wish/2536338825
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