Getting to Know Congress

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  1. 2. This person is currently filling the role of the leader of the House of Representatives. (last name only)
  2. 5. The Senate Majority Leader directs all Senators from the party that is in control of the Senate. This is the individual that currently holds that position. (last name only)
  3. 6. This is the name of the upper chamber in the US Congress
  4. 10. The House Minority Leader directs all Congressmen + Congresswomen from the party that is not in control of the House of Representatives. This is the individual that currently holds that position. (last name only)
  5. 11. The Senate Minority Leader directs all Senators from the party that is not in Control of the Senate. This is the individual that currently holds that position. (last name only)
  6. 13. This person is officially the President of the Senate, but he/she normally only gets involved in breaking tied votes.
  7. 17. This is the name of the lower chamber in the US Congress
  8. 18. The _____ Party is currently the minority party in the House of Representatives.
  9. 20. The Majority and Minority leaders in both chambers need help! This is the official title for the assistant to the Majority and Minority Leadership in Congress.
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  1. 1. The current House of Representatives has _____ members. (spell out the number)
  2. 3. Because the President of the Senate does not usually get involved in day-to-day business, the President Pro Tempore fills his/her role. This is the current President Pro Tempore of the Senate. (last name only)
  3. 4. The House of Representatives is currently controlled by the _____ Party.
  4. 7. The leader of the House of Representatives is officially called the _____ of the House.
  5. 8. This is the number of senators that are in Congress today. (spell out the number)
  6. 9. When writing laws, members of Congress meet in _____ to draft bills that will later be reviewed by the whole House or the whole Senate.
  7. 12. Because our Congress has two chambers, it is called a _____ legislature.
  8. 14. The House Majority Leader directs all Congressmen + Congresswomen from the party that is in control of the House of Representatives. This is the individual that currently holds that position. (last name only)
  9. 15. This man is the junior Senator from the state of Michigan. (last name only)
  10. 16. This woman is the senior Senator from the state of Michigan. (last name only)
  11. 19. This man is the Congressman from Michigan's 6th Congressional District. He represents Southwest Michigan in the House of Representatives, including the cities of Portage, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and many others. (last name only)