Legislative Branch on Federal Level:  _____________________________________
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/government/national/congress.html 

What does the legislative branch do to the law? ________________________________________

Upper House:________________________________________________ 
http://www.senate.gov

Term of office: How many years? _____________
http://www.senate.gov/reference/reference_index_subjects/Senators_vrd.htm

Minimum Age: How many years old? ___________
http://www.senate.gov/reference/reference_index_subjects/Senators_vrd.htm

Name of Current Presiding Officer:_______________________________________
http://www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident/

Title of Floor Leader: _______________________________________________
http://frist.senate.gov/

Name of Person: ______________________________ State Represented:____________

Question: According to former Majority Leader Robert C. Byrd, what is  "the most potent weapon in the Majority Leader's arsenal?"____________________________
______________________________________________________________________
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Majority_Minority_Leaders.htm

Name one president who held this position? _________________________________
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=j000160

Name of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate: ____________________________
http://stevens.senate.gov/protem.cfm

State Represented:__________________________

Name of Majority Whip: http://mcconnell.senate.gov/

 _____________________________________________________________________
State Represented: _______________
Question: What is another term for the Majority Whip? _______________________
 http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Majority_Minority_Leaders.htm#3

List two roles of this office? 
1)_____________________________________________________________________
2)_____________________________________________________________________

Lower House: __________________________________________________ 
http://www.house.gov

Read the entire web page at these websites to locate the answer.

Term of office: _______ years.
http://clerkkids.house.gov/congress/members/index.html
Minimum Age: _______ years. 
http://clerkkids.house.gov/congress/members/index.html

Presiding Officer's Title: _________________________________________________ 
http://speakernews.house.gov/ 
Name of the Current Presiding Officer:______________________________________
State Represented:________________
Title of Floor Leader:  
http://www.majorityleader.gov/
________________________________________________________________________
Name of the Current Floor Leader: _________________________________________ 
State:____________

Name your Congressional Representative:__________________________________
http://www.house.gov/Welcome.shtml

You will need to know your 9 digit zip code, which can be found if you know one mailing address in the general zip code. 
The US Postal Service maintains a page where you can look up the 9-digit zip code at http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp

District Represented: ____________________________________________________

Find state information by starting at your state’s home page. A list of home pages for each state can be found at http://www.sba.gov/world/states.html

 State level: Name of Legislative Body: _____________________________

Upper House: _______________________________________________________ 
Term of office: ______ years. 
Minimum Age: ______ years. 

Title of Presiding officer:_________________________________________________ 

Name of Presiding Officer:_______________________________________________ 

Lower House:_______________________________________________________ 
Term of office:_______ years. 
Minimum Age:_______ years. 
Title of Presiding officer:_________________________________________________ 

Name of Presiding Officer: 
 

Legislative Body For Cities:_______________________________________________ 

Legislative Body For Counties:_____________________________________________