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Member Profiles The United States
CongressUnited States Government
Chapter 10, Section 4
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Members of Congress have Historically been:
White Protestant Wealthy Over Age 40 Male Attorney or other well-educated job Prior elected service Recently the House has developed
more diversity in membership than the Senate
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Today’s House of Representatives
241 Republicans 198 Democrats Average Age: 56.7 years Predominate Religion: Roman Catholic
(132 Members) Average Service: 9.8 years 74 women 44 African Americans 26 Latinos/Latinas 167 hold Law Degrees
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Today’s Senate 51 Democrats; 47 Republicans, 2
Independents Average age: 62.2 years Predominate Religion: Roman
Catholic (24 Members) 17 Women 0 African Americans 2 Latinos 55 hold Law Degrees
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The Roles Members of Congress Play:
Trustees: Vote on behalf of their constituents using their own logic, reasoning, and judgment to come to their decision.
Delegates: Vote on issues in a way that is reflective of the will of their constituents.
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More Roles… Partisan: Incredibly loyal to their
Party. Vote “party first.”
Politico: Combination of Delegate, Trustee and Partisan. Vote & behave this way most of the time as they balance these three influences.
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Committee Assignments Committee assignments are assigned
by the Leadership.• They are reflective of the Member’s areas of
seniority, expertise and interest• Also influenced by the Member’s geographic
location and any other important factors to the Leadership
Most of the work done by a Member of Congress is in committee, NOT on the House or Senate floors.
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Committees cont. They do NOT only do the work of the
legislative body. They also investigate other important
items/issues such as:• Watergate scandal• 9/11 Terrorist attacks• Call witnesses to testify on such matters
They also provide the oversight function over:• the other branches of government• governmental agencies, programs and other.• also known as the “watchdog function”.
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Compensation $174,000 annually, more for leadership. Does not include benefits, expenses,
pension, etc. Does not include the Franking Privilege.
Legislative immunity protects members from suits for libel or slander arising out of their official conduct