Legislative+Leadership

Directions: 1. In Google Docs, create a New Presentation.

2. Create one slide for each person below (except 9 & 10 - combine them onto one slide). Include the information requested about them as well as a photo. Keep the font as large as possible while still keeping all of the content for each person on one slide.

3. When you are finished, under Google Docs' "File," select "Print" and under "Layout" select 9 slides/page. 3-Hole punch your page and put it in your new Legislative Branch section of your notebook.

1a) Who is the Speaker of the House ? 1b) What is his/her political party? 1c) What is his/her home state? 1d) What are three facts about the Speaker's personal background? 1e) What does the Speaker of the House do (see "role" and "duties")?

2a) Who is the House Majority Leader ? 2b) What is his/her political party? 2c) What is his/her home state? 2d) What is the role of House Majority Leader ? (See "What are Party/Floor Leaders)

3a) Who is the House Minority Leader ? 3b) What is his/her political party? 3c) What is his/her home state? 3d) What is the title of this person (it has changed from "Minority Leader")? FYI - the Minority leader has the same/similar role/duties as the Majority leader, just on the other side of the aisle)

4a) Use the 4-digit lookup to determine the last 4 digits of your home zipcode. 4b) Using the 4-digit zipcode you just learned, figure out the following:
 * Find your Representative
 * What is your Legislative **district**
 * To what party does your Representative belong?

Use the following links for #s 5-8: [|Senate Leadership] (click on the charts for the "who") [|Definition of Senate Leadership Roles] (Click on the title you are trying to learn about and follow the on-screen prompts)

5a) Who is the President of the Senate? 5b) What is his/her political party? 5c) What is his/her home state? 5d) What is the role of the President of the Senate?

6a) Who is the President pro tempore of the Senate? 6b) What is his/her political party? 6c) What is his/her home state? 6d) What is the role of the President pro tempore of the Senate ?

7a) Senate Majority Leader 7b) What is his/her political party? 7c) What is his/her home state? 7d) What is the role of the Senate Majority Leader?

8a) Senate Minority Leader 8b) What is his/her political party? 8c) What is his/her home state? 8d) What is the role of the Senate Minority Leader?

Use this link for #s 9 & 10: [|Members of the 112th Congress] - Put them on one slide!!

9a & 10a) Minnesota's presence in the Senate... who represents us? (both of them) 9b & 10b) What is his/her political party? (answer for both) 9c & 10c) What is one committee or subcommittee he/she is on? (Answer for both)