1.Get to Know Your Member of Congress
Resources: Get Connected: The Organization of Congress on p. 373 of Government in America
Follow the instructions in the text closely and use the Web sites provided to search for committee jurisdiction and to find your representative.
Address the following, along with the three bulleted questions at the bottom of p. 373:
Who is your representative?
How long has he or she served in the House of Representatives?
Did your representative hold public office before he or she was elected to the House? You may need to consult the biography on his or her Web site to find this information.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in APA format describing the characteristics of your congressional district, your guess about the committee on which your member serves, and his or her actual committee assignment.
Post your paper as a Microsoft® Word attachment.
I live in the State of TN. Can you help me find some websites that would have this information.
This site give a list of the members of Congress from Tenn.
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Category:Members_of_the_U.S._Congress_from_Tennessee
By clicking on their name you can get a biography. For further information, put their name in Google, followed by the word, biography.
This site is on APA style:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Certainly! To find information about your representative in the House of Representatives, you can visit the following websites:
1. The official website of the United States House of Representatives: The website provides a search feature where you can find your representative by entering your zip code or state. Visit https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative and enter your zip code to find your representative's name.
2. The official website of your representative: Each member of Congress typically has their own official website where you can find detailed information about their background, legislative activities, and committee assignments. To find your representative's official website, you can use the search function on https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative, or you can simply search for your representative's name and "official website" using a search engine.
Once you have found your representative's official website, you can navigate through the site to gather the information needed to answer the questions in your assignment.
To determine the characteristics of your congressional district, you can explore your representative's official website which often includes details about the demographics, geography, and key issues of the district.
To find out the committee on which your member serves, you can look for a section on their website related to committees or legislative work. This section should provide information about the committees that your representative is a member of.
Furthermore, to determine your representative's actual committee assignment, you can directly navigate to the committee pages on the official website of the United States House of Representatives. These pages provide a comprehensive list of all committees and the representatives serving on them. You can find the list of committees at https://www.house.gov/committees.
Additionally, it is worth noting that the biography section on your representative's official website might provide information on whether they held any public office before being elected to the House.
By exploring these websites, you should be able to gather the necessary information to complete your assignment. Remember to adhere to APA format guidelines when writing your paper and use the provided resources and instructions in your textbook to structure your response effectively.