Carl Sandburg College Congress Questionnaire

Question 1) Committees are possibly the most important piece to the Congressional puzzle. What are committees, what do they do, how do you get a committee assignment, and in general- why are committees so important in the process of passing legislation? Question 2) What does Congress do? Each congressperson is responsible for performing several different tasks, what are they and how do they sometimes conflict? question 3) Congress takes a lot of the blame for the state of the American economy. Why? Is this blame fair? What powers are held by Congress that could be used to fix the economic situation of the country? question 4) choose a current new article of your choice and summarize the article be sure to attach the link for the article!!! ( please make sure this question is on a seperate attachment) question 5) find the following Senate Statistical information on the website:

Visit www.senate.gov and provide the information requested below

What book did Sen. Martha McSally recently write?

In what year did Robert (John) Kerrey receive the Congressional Medal of Honor?

Several sets of siblings have served in the Senate but two families have had 3 siblings serving at the same time- name the two families.

How long did Senator Strom Thermond serve? (please make sure question 5 is a seperate attachment)

Who was the last U.S. Senator to also serve on the Supreme Court?

Currently the salary of a U.S. Senator is? and how long has it been that way?