Civics PowerPoint Project

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Civics PowerPoint Project

• The first slide should include
• The student name and period.
• The students selected state.
• Graphic(s) either as a background or as a
  pictures inserted

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Joe Student 1st Period
CALIFORNIA AND CONGRESS
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The students are to select one member of the U.
S. House of Representatives from their chosen
state. A good link to the House of
Representatives is http//www.house.gov/ On slide
2 the students are to list the qualifications for
the office of House of Representatives.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Qualifications for Office According to Article I
Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution members are
chosen every two years, must be at least 25 years
old, and must have been U.S. citizens for at
least 7 years. Also, they must be residents of
the state in which they are running for office.
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• Slide 3 should include a photo of a
  Representative and include
• His or her district number
• His or her political party
• List the number of Congressmen from his state

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• 43rd District California
• Elected on Nov. 16th, 1999 in a special election
• Democrat
• There are 53 congressional districts in California

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The next set of slides should include a brief
biography of your Representative.
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• Joe Baca was a member of the California
  Legislature for 7 years
• Vietnam era war veteran
• Received a bachelors degree in sociology from
  the California State University
• Married with four children

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Rep. Joe Baca

• Voted against a republican sponsored tax cut
  proposal
• Introduced legislation to create a national
  holiday honoring labor leader Cesar Chavez
• Voted for a resolution to keep the Pledge of
  Allegiance in schools

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The students are to select both U.S. Senator from
their chosen state. A good link to the Senate is
http//www.senate.gov/ On their next slides the
students are to list the qualifications for the
office of U.S. Senate.
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U.S. SENATE

• Qualifications for Office
• According to Article I Section 3 of the U.S.
  Constitution
• You must be at least 30 years old
• You must have been a U.S. citizen for at least 9
  years and live in the state that you represent

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U.S. SENATE

• Qualifications for Office
• According to Article I Section 3 of the U.S.
  Constitution
• The term of office for the Senate is 6 years.
• You can serve for as many terms as you like (if
  you get elected).

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U.S. SENATE

• Senators make 150,000 a year.
• There are 100 Senators (2 from each state)
• There are 14 female Senators.

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• The next group of slides should include a
  photo(s) of the Senators and
• His or her political party
• A brief biography

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Senator Barbara Boxer Democrat
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Senator Barbara Boxer
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Senator Barbara Boxer

• Barbara Boxer became a U.S. Senator in 1993 after
  serving in the House of Representatives for 10
  years.
• She grew up in New York and worked for a time on
  Wall Street as a stockbroker
• She is married and has two children

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Senator Barbara Boxer

• An advocate of children, families, consumers, and
  the environment
• A leading defender of a womans right to choose

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Senator Dianne Feinstein
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Elected in 1992
Democrat
Received the most votes in history for a senator
Former mayor of San Francisco
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Senator Dianne Feinstein

• Recently introduced (5-8-03) legislation to
  reauthorize the ban on assault weapons
• Supports legislation to expand support for
  federal protections against hate crimes.
• Sponsoring legislation that would make the
  Federal Aviation Administration study the quality
  of air in airplane cabins.

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Works Cited
United States House of Representatives.
(18 June
2003). United States Senate.
(18 June 2003).