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Choose ONE member of the United States Congress to investigate. It can be your representative to the U.S. House or one of your state’s two senators. If this is an election year and your representative has just lost their seat, do not do that person. Put all information in your own words. Do NOT cut …
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Choose ONE member of the United States Congress to investigate. It can be your representative to the U.S. House or one of your state’s two senators. If this is an election year and your representative has just lost their seat, do not do that person. Put all information in your own words. Do NOT cut and paste!
Use the above websites to answer the following questions about your member of Congress:
• Go to the **Vote Smart**https://www.votesmart.org/ website and answer the following questions:
• Click on “Bio” on the top menu bar of the website. What is the background of your member of Congress (occupation, political party, years served in Congress, legislative committees they serve on)?
• Click on “Positions” on the top menu bar of the Vote Smart website. Select three issues and describe your member’s position. Use the responses to the Political Courage Test. If they did not take the test, Vote Smart estimates their positions. Share your findings.
• Click on “Votes”. Describe two votes taken by your member. How do you feel about his or her votes?
• Click on “Ratings” on the Vote-Smart website. The page is organized by issue with several interest groups listed for each issue. Review several issue categories. Which interest groups did each candidate vote with the most frequently? Give examples of specific groups.
• Go to the **Center for Responsive Politics**. https://www.opensecrets.org Click on Congressional Races under Politicians and Elections. Then choose your state and your member. How much did each candidate (Democrat and Republican) raise in your member’s last race? Who were the major contributors and supporting industries for your member? For both candidates, did most money raised come from individuals, PACS or some other source?
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