Printer Friendly
The Free Library
14,756,873 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

The battle for Congress.


The White House is not the only prize up for grabs Coordinates:

Grabs is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
 on Election Day. Voters will also elect U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators The term Senators can refer to:
  • The pop band from Paisley in the 1960s
  • The pop band from the 1990s
  • The members (or legislators) of a senate
  • The Singing Senators, a group of U.S. Republican Senators who sang as a barbershop quartet.
 to the Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. The Republican Party currently controls a majority of seats in both congressional chambers--the House of Representatives and the Senate. This balance of power could be affected by November's elections.

Being the majority party is an important goal for Democrats The List of notable Democrats is a list of prominent politicians, government officials, and organizational leaders of the Democratic Party of the United States. Prominent figures of the Democratic Party
Currently notable Democrats
  • Evan Bayh (1955), U.S.
 and Republicans. The party that holds the most seats selects the most-powerful leader in each chamber-the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader in the Senate. The majority party generally has the votes to affect the President's policies, to control government taxing and spending, and to approve the appointment of ambassadors, federal judges, and top government officials.
KEY:

Republican    228
Democrat      206
Independent     1

House of Representatives
435 seats

Seats up for re-election: 435

KEY:

Republican    51
Democrat      48
Independent    1

Senate
100 seats

Seats up for election: 34
Held by Democrats: 19
Held by Republicans: 15

Note: Table made from pie chart.


Study the graphs This partial list of graphs contains definitions of graphs and graph families which are known by particular names, but do not have a Wikipedia article of their own.

For collected definitions of graph theory terms that do not refer to individual graph types, such as
, then answer the questions by writing your answer on the line provided.

Questions

1. What is the name of the law-making body of the U.S. government? --

2. Which political party currently controls a majority of seats in the Senate? --

3. Which political party currently holds a minority of seats in the House of Representatives? --

4. This year, how many Senate seats are up for election? --

5. The Democratic Party would have to gain how many additional seats to take control of the Senate? --

6. This year, how many House seats are up for election? --

7. Dennis Dennis is a male first name derived from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius meaning "servant of Dionysus", the Thracian god of wine, which is ultimately derived from the Greek Dios (Διος, "of Zeus") combined with Nysos or Nysa (Νυσα), where the  Hastert, the current Speaker of the House, is a member of which party? --

8. Tom Daschle, the current Senate Minority Leader, is a member of which political party? --

9. To control the House, a political party must control a minimum of how many seats? --

10. The Democratic Party would have to gain how many additional seats this November November: see month.  to control the House? --

Answers

1. Congress

2. Republican Party

3. Democratic Party

4. 34 seats

5. Three seats

6. 435

7. Republican

8. Democratic

9. 218

10. 12
COPYRIGHT 2004 Scholastic, Inc.
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2004, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Publication:Junior Scholastic
Date:Oct 4, 2004
Words:365
Previous Article:The Electoral College.
Next Article:Races for Governor.



Related Articles
Atwater to the rescue. (Lee Atwater, Republican National Committee)
The Republican way: Watts legislation aimed at community renewal. (Black Republican Congressman J.C. Watts and Congressman James M. Talent plan bill)
The Battle for Congress.(upcoming elections)
The Bidding War Over Education.
OFFICIALS RALLY TO KEEP VALLEY RAIL FIRST IN LINE : OFFICIALS TO PLAY HARDBALL ON RAIL FUNDING FOR VALLEY.(News)
U.S. HANDGUN MAKERS AGREE TO INCLUDE CHILD-SAFETY DEVICES.(News)
CLINTON PROPOSES $2 BILLION PLAN TO FORGE CLASSROOM-COMPUTER LINK.(News)
Freedom to Read Amendment fails.(Up Front: news, trends & analysis)(Brief Article)
The battle for congress.(Comment)
The battle for congress.(SKILLS REPRODUCIBLE #1)

Terms of use | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles