Local Notes on Congress

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Local Notes on Congress

• Information to supplement 6.1
• Page 51

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Notes on Congress, Page 51

• This is the 112th Congress, 2nd session.
• Term is a 2-year meeting of Congress.
• There are 2 sessions per term.
• Congress meets on Capitol Hill in the Capitol
  Building.

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Notes on the House

• NC has 13 Congressional districts.
• Currituck County is in the 3rd District.
• Walter B. Jones, Jr. is our Representative. He
  is a Republican.
• The Republicans are the majority party.
• http//www.house.gov/house/orgs_pub_hse_ldr_www.sh
  tml

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NCs Congressional Districts
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Districting Issues

• Some districts have been gerrymandered. This
  word means that the districts have been drawn to
  favor one political party over the other.
• Two methods
• Packing
• Cracking

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Notes on the Senate

• NCs Junior Senator is Kay Hagan (D). Our Senior
  Senator is Richard Burr (R).
• The Democrats are the majority party.
• http//www.senate.gov/pagelayout/senators/a_three_
  sections_with_teasers/leadership.htm