1 / 18

USE THESE SLIDES TO COMPLETE THE WEBS AND OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT CONGRESS BY FOLLOWING THE LINKS.

USE THESE SLIDES TO COMPLETE THE WEBS AND OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT CONGRESS BY FOLLOWING THE LINKS. “U.S. House of Representatives”. The “ lower house ” Consists of 435 members and will always stay at that number Membership based on population (each state gets at least one) 2 Year Terms

bonnie
Download Presentation

USE THESE SLIDES TO COMPLETE THE WEBS AND OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT CONGRESS BY FOLLOWING THE LINKS.

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. USE THESE SLIDES TO COMPLETE THE WEBS AND OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT CONGRESS BY FOLLOWING THE LINKS.

  2. “U.S. House of Representatives” • The “lower house” • Consists of 435 members and will always stay at that number • Membership based on population (each state gets at least one) • 2 Year Terms • Focused on the concerns of theirlocal “constituents” (people they represent)

  3. “U.S. House of Representatives” • State populations are based on a 10 year “census” (population count) given by the U.S. Census Bureau • States may gain or lose representatives based on the “census”.

  4. “U.S. House of Representatives” • “Congressional districts” are created in each state to create boundaries to give roughly the same number of “constitutents” (people represented) in each area.

  5. CLICK HERE FOR LINK • How many states gained representatives after the 2010 Census?__________________________ • How many states lost representatives after the 2010 Census? _________________________ • Which 2 states gained more than one representative? __________________________________ • Did Georgia gain, lose or same the same? How many?

  6. “U.S. House of Representatives” • “Gerrymandering” is the process of creating oddly shaped districts to increase the voting strength of a particular group. • Florida (especially in the northeast) has been accused of this in the past. Click here for explanation

  7. “U.S. House of Representatives” • WHO IS YOUR U.S. HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE? Find Your Representative Enter your zip code CLICK HERE!!!

  8. Congressional Leadership

  9. Controlling Congress • In the Congress, political parties control each house. • The “majority party” is the party with more than ½ of the membership within their party in that house (other is the “minority party”)

  10. Controlling Congress • Each “majority party” has a majority leader, who has the task of pushing party issues on the floor of each house. • Assisted by the “majority whip” – these people help to enforce rules and procedures by “whipping” members into shape!

  11. Democrats Lose Complete Power • In 2010, the Democratic Party lost the House of Representatives, but kept the Senate. • The Democrats also still control the White House

  12. House Leadership

  13. “Speaker of the House” • This is the most powerful position in the House (3rd in line for presidency) • Main task is to steer legislation and keep control of any debates on the House floor. • Also pushes the agenda of the majority party.

  14. “Speaker of the House” • The current speaker is CLICK HERE TO FIND ALL LEADERS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  15. House Majority Leader • The current majority leader of the House of Representatives is

  16. House Majority “Whip” • The current majority “whip” of the House of Representatives is

  17. House Minority Leader • The current minority leader of the House of Representatives is

  18. House Minority “Whip” • The current minority “whip” of the House of Representatives is

More Related