Welcome to the Congress

We live in a democratically-elected representative republic. Therefore, each elected representative is tasked with representing the will of their constituents (the people they represent). This is not an easy task however. Think of what it really means to represent a large group different people. For every decision, a good representative must take into consideration the following:
- constituents
- interested groups (interest groups)
- "the people" (the good of the nation as a whole)
- self (personal beliefs)

If you take all of those into consideration for each decision, then you can see that legislating well can be a very difficult task.

The Structure of Congress
As we know, by way of the Great Compromise, Congress is a bicameral body.

Theoretical map of US for apportionment

Map of the US for equal representation of state

And this is a map of the United States Congressional Districts

Time to play..... Who's in Congress?!!!!

Basic rule of thumb (yes, it's a huge generalization but tends to be true....awkward)

-older

-whiter

-manlier

-richer

than the general American population as a whole