US CONGRESS Consists of US Senate (100 members) + US House of Representatives (435 members): As a whole body. Has the power to make all federal laws. Only.

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1 US CONGRESS Consists of US Senate (100 members) + US House of Representatives (435 members): As a whole body. Has the power to make all federal laws. Only the House of Representatives can introduce tax legislation. The Senate 1. Conducts hearings to confirm or deny the President’s appointments to the Cabinet the Supreme Court other key positions

2 US Senate; October 2018

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6 US House of Representatives; state apportionment

7 US House of Representatives; October 2018

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9 The 2018 Gubernatorial Race Elections for governor in 36 states. 26 seats today held by Republicans 9 seats held by Democrats 1 held by an independent Democrats are defending 5 vulnerable seats: Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. Republicans are defending 13 vulnerable seats: Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin.

10 The 2018 Gubernatorial Race

11 Questions Who is Beto O’Rourke? Ted Cruz? Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? Who is Andrew Gillum? Ron de Santis? What are the most important issues in this midterm? What is Gerrymandering? What is voter suppression? (Look at Georgia, North Dakota, Kansas...)