FAQ ABOUT CONGRESS

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FAQ ABOUT CONGRESS

Common questions with uncommon answers. This is the place to start with

your questions about what goes on in your Congress.

· How

many members of Congress are there?

· What

is the current split between Republicans and Democrats in Congress?

· How

often do Members of Congress switch parties?

· How

often are Representatives and Senators up for re-election?

· How

long until Election Day?

· How

many people do Congressmen/women and Senators represent?

· What

is a " Constituent " ?

· What's

the biggest difference between the House and the Senate in how they operate?

· How

much do Representatives and Senators get paid?

· How

much do they get to spend on expenses?

· Who

are the Independents in Congress?

· Are

there any Libertarians or lesser-known parties in the House?

· What

about travel and junkets?

· How

well does Congress' make-up represent the population of America?

· Isn't

Congress full of attorneys?

· Is

Washington as corrupt as everyone says?

· Was

Schoolhouse Rock right? How does a bill become a law?

· Whenever

I turn on CSPAN (accidentally), it doesn't look like anyone is there? Why?

· I

recently got a letter from my Congressman, but I didn't write to him (or

haven't recently). Why did I get this?

· Does

it make any difference if I email or write or call my Congressman or Senator?

· Why

does Congress use a Committee System?

· Congress

never seems to do anything. Why is that?

· My

Congressman/woman or Senate says their Committee is important. Is he/she

right?

· How

many bills are introduced every year?