Voting styles
This congressperson votes based on their party lines
Partisan
This is Minnesota's 8th district representative
Pete Stauber
How many voting districts does MN have?
8
How old must you be to be a representative in the House?
25
2 years
This congressperson votes based on what their constituents ("folks back home") want them to vote for.
Delegate
Who are our MN senators?
Tina Smith & Amy Klobuchar
Roughly how many people are in 1 voting district?
710,000
To be in the Senate, you need to have lived in the US for this many years..
9
This is another term for "voter"
Constituent
This congressperson weighs the pros and cons and votes based off of what they think is best for the people.
Trustee
This person is our current Speaker of the House.
Mike Johnson
Answers will vary.
How many people are there TOTAL in Congress?
535
This is the term used for someone who is currently holding office.
Incumbent.
This congressperson tries to vote by balancing how the people would want them to, what they think is best, and how their party wants to vote.
Politico
This is our current majority leader in the Senate.
Chuck Schumer
Explain "packing" in gerrymandering.
Packing like-voters into a few districts (giving them a win in a few districts, but not enough for a majority).
What are the max number of terms in both the Senate and the house?
There is no term limit.
How many seats are up for reelection every 2 years in the Senate?
1/3
Scenario: A Congressperson (republican) is deciding how to vote on a bill. The other republicans urge them to pass the bill, but this person thinks the people would want them to vote no, so they vote no.
What type of voting style is this?
Delegate
Name the political parties that our 8th district representative AND our senators belong to.
Smith & Klobuchar: Democrat
Explain "cracking" in gerrymandering
The process of dividing up members of a political party across multiple districts, thus keeping them in the minority in those districts.
This act set the number of seats in the house at 435
Reapportionment Act of 1929
Explain the 17th amendment.
Made the people in charge of voting for senators instead of state legislators.