The Senate
Congressional
Districts: 109th Congress - Worksheet
http://www.congressforkids.net/games/
houseofrep/congdistricts.htm
Learn more about gerrymandering and how it relates to the reapportionment
and redistricting of congressional seats by completing the printable
worksheet and using printable maps of the congressional districts
- 109th Congress.
Find a Representative or Senator
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd
Do you know who represents you in Congress? Find a representative or senator using congressional district maps or searching by name or zip code. At this site, you can also view the membership of House, Senate, and Joint committees, and the bills assigned to them, or take a look at statistics about missed votes and bill sponsorship.
Government
Puzzle
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/25.htm
Crossword puzzle
How
a Bill Becomes a Law
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/15c.htm
Information and tasks about how both parts of the legislative branch
are involved in the lawmaking process.
Knowing
About Congress
http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/216306
Find out how much you already know about Congress, or learn as you
go, using the online flashcards that you can flip through, print
in a variety of formats with custom fonts and font sizes, or download
to a Palm Pilot or Windows CE device.
The
Legislative Branch
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/9.htm
Read "The Legislative Branch" and complete the tasks as
individuals or partners using the suggested web sites.
Political
Participation and Voting: Expressing the Popular Will
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/polisci/patterson/
olc/stu/graphics/xwords/xword07.html
Crossword Puzzle
Political
Participation and Voting: Expressing the Popular Will
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/polisci/patterson/
olc/stu/graphics/sims/sim07.htm
Redistricting simulation
Political
Participation and Voting: Expressing the Popular Will
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/polisci/patterson/
olc/stu/sa07.htm
Self-assessment multiple-choice and true/false quizzes
Senate
Seeker
http://www.senateseeker.com/
An online game where you actually create a candidate and run for
Senate! You can run ads to either strengthen yourself or to attack
your opponent, you can give speeches about various issues, you can
sell out to interest groups, you can fundraise to get money, you
can prepare for the debates, and you can visit actual schools.
The
Senate - Voice of the States
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/
3branches/12.htm
Read "The Senate -- Voice of the States" and complete
the tasks as individuals or partners using the suggested web sites.
U.S. Capitol Virtual Tour
http://www.senate.gov/vtour/index.html
U.S. Capitol Virtual Tour is an interactive, user-friendly, comprehensive and integrated multimedia tour of the U.S. Capitol. It includes panorama views and historical information about the rooms of the U.S. Capitol, as well as information about the objects found in those rooms. This tour will leave you with the feel of an actual visit to the U.S. Capitol and serves to provide a unique "Capitol" experience.
Worksheet
- The Legislative Branch
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/
3branches/13.htm
Fill in the blanks in the sentences and complete the extra credit
research.
Return to Tour
House of Representatives 
