Now that you understand how the President of the United States is elected. It's time to discuss the people that your popular vote counts for. These are the people you need to focus on in the upcoming election.
- The Senate and the House of Representatives together make up Congress.
- Find out if you have a Senator up for re-election this year. These 2 people represent you in the United States Senate.
- Senators are up for re-election ever 6 years
- Senators write and vote on laws in Washington
- They spend part of the time in Washington and part of the time in their home state
- Approves or rejects presidential nominations
- Provides advice and consent on international treaties
- Serves as the high court for impeachment trials
- Find out who represents your district in the house of representative. This person is up for re-election every 2 years. Find out who is running against them.
- Follow this link to find your representative http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/
- This is the closest thing you have to a person representing you in Washington
- This is a great place to put your focus on making change in Washington
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