Congressional+Leadership+activity

In this task you will use the following links to learn more about Congressional Leadership. **Title this assignment __CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP__ and answer the following questions in your notebook**. Keep your answers in your notebook.

These are the individuals who are CURRENTLY holding these postions, as a result of last weeks elections MANY titles and duties will change when the 112th Session of Congress starts in January of 2011.

Completion of this task is ESSENTIAL in preparation for your unit exam!

1a) Who is the current [|Speaker of the House] ? 1b) What is his/her political party? 1c) What is his/her home state? 1d) What is the role of Speaker of the House?

2a) Who is the current [|House Majority Leader] ? 2b) What is his/her political party? 2c) What is his/her home state? 2d) What is the role of House Majority Leader?

3a) Who is the [|House Minority Leader] ? (This persons title will change soon since Republicans now have control of the House, so the current title is House Republican Leader) 3b) What is his/her political party? 3c) What is his/her home state? 3d) What is the role of House Minority Leader?

4a) Who is the current [|House Majority Whip] ? 4b) What is his/her political party? 4c) What is his/her home state? 4d) What is the role of House Majority Whip?

 [|Senate Leadership]  [|Definition of Senate Leadership Roles] 5a) Who is the President of the Senate? 5b) What is his/her political party? 5c) What is his/her home state? 5d) What is the role of the President of the Senate?

6a) Who is the President pro tempore of the Senate? 6b) What is his/her political party? 6c) What is his/her home state? 6d) What is the role of the President pro tempore of the Senate ?

7a) Senate Majority Leader 7b) What is his/her political party? 7c) What is his/her home state? 7d) What is the role of the Senate Majority Leader?

8a) Senate Minority Leader 8b) What is his/her political party? 8c) What is his/her home state? 8d) What is the role of the Senate Minority Leader?

9a & 10a) Minnesota's presence in the Senate... who represents us? 9b & 10b) What is his/her political party?  [|Members of the 111th Congress]