American Govt Assignment

1. Find out who your Congressmen (including your Senators and your Representative) are in the

United States Congress. Keep in mind that you have two Senators and one Representative. You

should be discussing no more or less than 3 people in your paper.

The Congressmen representing my area are”

Senator Marco Rubio (Republican)

Senator Bill Nelson

Representative John Mica (Republican)

(Democrat) and

2. How long have they been in office? What is their party? What does their biography look like?

Do they have children? What is their religious affiliation, occupation, education, etc.? Include

any other information that you find interesting or relevant.

Senator Marco Rubio was elected into Senate on Nov. 2, 2010 and is a member of the

Republican Party. Sen. Rubio was born in Miami, and his parents are immigrants from Cuba.

He is married and has 4 children. From 2007 until 2009 he served as Speaker of the Florida

House of Representatives. He attended a couple community colleges, before graduating from the

University of Florida. After that he moved on to the University of Miami School of Law where

he earned his Law Degree. Rubio follows the Catholic religion, and was confirmed and married

in a Catholic Church.

Senator Bill Nelson was elected into Senate in November 2000; prior to that he served 6

years as a member of the Florida Cabinet. Like Rubio, Nelson was born in Miami. He attended

public schools in Melbourne, Fl, and graduated from Melbourne High school. After high school,

Nelson attended University of Florida, transferred to Yale University, and in the end received a

law degree from University of Virginia. Nelson served for the U.S Army Reserves for 2 years,

gaining the title of Captain, he stayed in the Army for an additional year. Nelson was admitted

to the Florida Bar in 1968, and practiced law until 1970. Nelson was raised Baptist, and now

attends Presbyterian Church. He is married and has two grown children. In 1986, Nelson traveled

into space, becoming the second sitting member of Congress to do so. He was aboard the Space

Shuttle Columbia as a payload specialist. His mission (to deploy the Ku-1 Communications

Satellite) was successful. Nelson has a heavy political background, dating back to 1972, when he

was elected to the Florida House of Representatives. He was re-elected in ’74 and ’76. In 1978

he was elected into the U.S House of Representatives, serving until 1991. In 1994 Nelson was

elected Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner of Fl, and re-elected in ’98.

Representative John Mica

3. Find five recent bills that they each voted on by roll call vote. Include the bill number as well as the content of the bill. You only need to include a few lines of content.

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You need to find bills that are from the last 3-5 months.

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Remember to include a date on each bill.

4. How did they vote? Did they vote in favor of the bill or in opposition to the bill?

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You should have 5 votes for each person for a total of 15 votes.

5. Write a 3-5 page, typed, double-spaced, clearly written paper that includes the answers to the above questions. You may choose to organize your paper any way that you see fit.

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Make sure your paper is clearly written.

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You may bullet the information or outline the information.

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Make sure each bill is clearly listed in your paper.

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Make sure each vote is clearly listed in your paper.

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You may find the following websites helpful in answering these questions.