The Members of Congress

Multiple Choice

Why is it important for Congress to balance local and national needs when making laws?

• To ensure all citizens' interests are represented

• To make laws faster

• To avoid working with interest groups

• To increase their salaries

Open Ended

How might the efforts of interest groups affect laws made by Congress?

Open Ended

Explain what is meant by the phrase 'servant of the people.'

Open Ended

What does a senator or representative do on a typical day in Washington?

Open Ended

Why did the authors of the Constitution want senators' terms to overlap?