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After reading Chapter 13, you should be able to:

1. Outline the arguments that can be made both for and against Congress.
2. Identify the legislative and nonlegislative roles of Congress in the American political system.
3. Explain why women, African Americans and other minorities, and low-income Americans may feel "left out" of Congress.
4. Explain that many House and Senate members attempt to combine the roles of trustee and instructed delegate.
5. Identify and analyze the basic power structures of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
6. Discuss the role of congressional committees in the legislative process.
7. Discuss the modifications of the seniority system and other internal reforms made in Congress in recent years.
8. Describe how a bill becomes a law in Congress.
   

Chief,

I acknowledge that I have reviewed the above Learning Objectives for Chapter 13, "The Congress."