Compensation
Does Congress give its workers nonsalary compensation?
Yes.
Who helps make the laws?
Legislators
How much money do congress members get offered yearly?
160,000
What are laws called?
Bills
What does a congressperson usually earn?
160,000 in cash annually
Where do Partisans believe their allegiance lie with?
Their own political party
Congress has a total of how many members?
535
What are the agents of the people?
Delegates
Name one of two limits on the level of congressional pay.
Presidential veto power and Fear of voter backlash
How are Representatives chosen
By a states population
Out of the 95 women how many are in the House of Representatives?
78
Who tries to balance elements of the delegates?
Politicos
As part of an offset against flight fees, what does Congress give its members?
Several trips to/from home with an allowance.
Servants are members of what?
Both house and senate
Which percent of congress is Muslim?
2%
Extra benefits alongside salary?
Fringe Benefits
What “throws a cloak of legislative immunity”?
Article 1, Section 6, Clause 1, which protects them from slander in courts
What do Trustees believe questions be decided
They think it should be decided by its merit
What year did Nancy Pelosi become The Speaker of House?
2007
Allowed free mailing?
Franking Privilege