FSU Elected Congressional Lawmakers of The State of Florida Essay

The Internet Assignment is divided into two parts. The purpose of this first part is to introducestudents to their elected U.S. Congressional lawmakers from the state of Florida (or from theirhome 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 theirpolitical party? 3) Which committees do they sit on? 4) Do your elected officials havecommittee assignments that could make them influential on issues that are important to you? 5) Ifyes, which committees and issues, and why is the issue important to you? 6) If not, identify twoelected officials who sit on committees that focus on issues of importance to you and providetheir name/s, political party, and the district/state they represent, and why the issue is important toyou.The second part of the Internet Assignment is to introduce students to their Florida statesenators and representatives (or those from your home state). In order to complete thisportion of the assignment, you must respond to the same six areas that were identified above inthe 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 individualassignment.(http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Welcome/index.cfm?CFID=…98-BE551510-5056-B837-1A72FF7348908C6D