The Internet Assignment is divided into two parts. The purpose of this first part is to introduce
students to their elected U.S. Congressional lawmakers from the state of Florida (or from their
home state), who are working in Washington, D.C., the Nation’s Capital.
Go to the site for the Library of Congress or the sites for the U.S. House of Representatives
(http://house.gov) and the U.S. Senate (http://senate.gov) to answer the following questions: 1)
Identify your current U.S. Congressman or Congresswoman and your two U.S. Senators.
Hint: Look on your Voter Registration Card to find your Congressional District; 2) What is their
political party? 3) Which committees do they sit on? 4) Do your elected officials have
committee assignments that could make them influential on issues that are important to you? 5) If
yes, which committees and issues, and why is the issue important to you? 6) If not, identify two
elected officials who sit on committees that focus on issues of importance to you and provide
their name/s, political party, and the district/state they represent, and why the issue is important to
you.
The second part of the Internet Assignment is to introduce students to their Florida state
senators and representatives (or those from your home state). In order to complete this
portion of the assignment, you must respond to the same six areas that were identified above in
the first part of the assignment.
This is to be a 4-page paper, typed, double-spaced, with one-inch margins and 12-point font.
Papers are expected to address each of the areas identified above. This is an individual
assignment.
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