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Your Name: __________________________________Modern Day Congress: Scavenger HuntDirections: Using the American Government: Root and Reform textbooks, work with a partner or on your own to find answers to the following questions. You do not need to write in complete sentences.What is the current “approval rating” of today’s modern Congress? _____________________List 3 issues the American people demanded action on over the last few years.Using Table 6.1 on page 160, read over the powers granted to Congress. Discuss with your partner and list the Top 3 you think are most important. List them in order of importance, with #1 being THE most important powers you think is given to our law-makers.Using Table 6.2 on page 161, study the differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate. Answer the following: (write Senate or HR)Which house deals with taxing and revenue more? ____________________In which house is it becoming more and more difficult to pass laws? _____________In which house does the impeachment (accusation of a crime) actually go to trial? ________Which is the only house that can approve treaties? _____________In which house do all the members have to run for re-election every 2 years?__________________Which house deals with issues of foreign policy more? _________________________Study “The People’s House?” on page 164, graphics and text of the 113th Congress. Answer the following:Which political party made up the majority? _____________________________How many women made up the House of Representatives in this term? __________________America is about 51% white and about 15% African American. Do the 435 members of the House of Representatives accurately represent those two groups of people? ___________Today about 70% of America identifies as “Christian” (meaning either Protestant or Catholic), leaving about 30% as “other religions or no religion”. Do the 435 members of the House of Representatives accurately represent the 30% of Americans that don’t identify as Christian? _____________Why do you think the title of this page has a “?” after the title “The People’s House”? _________________________________________________________________________Study Table 6.5 on page 172. Write which committee you think a bill would go to (either House or Senate) if it dealt with the following issues:A bill to get rid of Common Core in schools ____________________________________A bill to give money to farmers affected by a long drought in California _________________A bill to address better hospital care for ex-military veterans ______________________An investigation on recent terrorism in the United States ___________________________investigation of Hillary Clinton’s role in the deaths of ambassadors killed in Benghazi ____________Increased spending to fight global warming and climate change ______________________ ................
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