The document summarizes key aspects of the California State Legislature. It notes that California has a bicameral legislative body like Congress, with a State Senate as the upper house and a State Assembly as the lower house. There are 40 State Senators, each representing a district, and 80 State Assembly members, also each representing a district. Districts are drawn to be equally populated. The document provides instructions for an activity where students create a trivia game about State Legislators using information from a chapter.

2. California State Legislature The Legislature is the lawmaking branch of the State government. It is responsible for translating the public will into the State’s public policy. Our State along with 49 others have a bicameral legislative body. What does this mean?

3. California like Congress has two houses of government. The Upper House is the State Senate and the Lower House is the State Assembly. There are a few rules in making the legislature: -The Houses should not be so large that they hamper the orderly conduct of business -It should not be so small that the many views and interests within the state are not represented adequately.

4. California had 40 State Senate members from 40 districts throughout the state 80 State Assembly members from 80 districts What is important to note is that, districts are drawn up over an equally populated area. We are in the 3 rd We are in the 6 th District For State District For State Senate Assembly

5. Legislative Trivia Game You will work with a partner and use the text Chapter 24, Section 2 to create a series of trivia questions about State Legislators. You will then create a game board to play your game on and rule on how to win your trivia game. You will need to include at least 20 trivia questions, a colorful board game, a rule card, and something that represent the players playing the game. You will be given 40mins to complete the game in Class. Good Luck!

6. Live, Loud, & Local- Biographies of Those Who Made It In The State Go to the web page http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/ Click on the link Your Legislature Pick either a State Senator or State Assembly Member You may chose from anyone on the lists For your paper you must have: Name of your Legislative Member, Party Affiliation (Dem, Rep or Other), Contact Information, Location of their district, the Biography on how they came into office, and a Summery of their Latest News Press, Finally I want you to answer why you feel this Legislature is a good representative for their district?