February 17 - March 12
Like everything we know about local and state government differences, our relationships to our national government varies across the country; similarly, the more we know, the better we can push for representatives and policy that better represents all of us.
Like everything we know about local and state government differences, our relationships to our national government varies across the country; similarly, the more we know, the better we can push for representatives and policy that better represents all of us.
Behold the national questions below!
- What is a democracy?
- What is a republic?
- What does it mean to be in a representative democracy?
- What congressional district are you in & who is it's representative?
- What is the contact information for your congressional representatives? (ie: phone numbers, web, email)
- Each congressional district equates to 1 representative. However each state's total count varies based on population. How many total representatives does your state have? and who are the others?
- Each state has 2 senators. Who are your state senators?
- What is the contact information for you Senators? (ie: phone numbers, web, email)
- What are the guidelines for contacting a representative?
- When are your state primaries for the house of Representatives?
- When are your state primaries for the Senate?
- What type of primaries does your state have? Open, closed or partial?
- Legislative Branch: What is it?
- What is the difference between the House of Representatives and the Senate?
- How does a bill become a law?
- What can a lobbyist do and not do in Congress?
- Gerrymandering: What is it?
- Executive branch: What is it?
- What power does the president have?
- Who are in the Executive Cabinet and what are their roles?
- How many people does the president appoint?
- What does it mean when a President vetoes a bill?
- What is a presidential executive order?
- Judicial Branch: What is it?
- What does the Supreme Court do?
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