Congress and the Legislative Process

• Identify the constitutional powers of Congress.
• Select your House of Representative or one of your two Senators.
  • Your member of Congress serves on various committees and/or subcommittees in Congress. Identify and describe those committees and/or subcommittees.
  • What political, social, and economic issues are important to your member of Congress?
• Write a letter to your selected member of Congress. Please include the following:
  • An analysis of how this member of Congress aligns with you regarding at least two political issues.
    • Support your analysis with specific legislation that your member of Congress either wrote (sponsored) or voted for or against.

Readings provided:

• The Voter's Self Defense System. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://votesmart.org.
• OnTheIssues.org. (n.d.). OnTheIssues.org - Candidates on the Issues. Retrieved from https://www.ontheissues.org.
• Data on Campaign Finance, Super PACs, Industries, and Lobbying. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.opensecrets.org.
• GovTrack.us. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.govtrack.us.