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Chapter 10 section 1: The National Legislature

Chapter 10 section 1: The National Legislature. Big Idea: Congress, made up of the Senate and House of Representatives, is the National Government’s legislative branch. Vocabulary. Term Session Adjourn Prorogue Special session. Notes.

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Chapter 10 section 1: The National Legislature

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  1. Chapter 10 section 1: The National Legislature Big Idea: Congress, made up of the Senate and House of Representatives, is the National Government’s legislative branch.

  2. Vocabulary • Term • Session • Adjourn • Prorogue • Special session

  3. Notes • Why does the Constitution provide for a “bicameral” Congress? 1. 2. 3. • Describe a ‘term’ of Congress • How have sessions of Congress changed over time?

  4. Chapter 10 section 2: The House of Representatives Big Idea: Members of the House, who serve an unlimited number of two year terms, represent districts of roughly equal populations

  5. vocabulary • Apportions • Reapportioned • Gerrymandering • Single-member district • At-large • Off-year election

  6. Notes • Describe the size and elective terms of the members of the House: • How are House seats reapportioned for each State after each census? • When are Congressional elections held? • Why are off-year elections significant? • What are the formal qualifications for House members? • What are informal qualifications for House members?

  7. Chapter 10 section 3: The Senate Each State has two seats in the Senate, the smaller of the two houses of Congress

  8. Vocabulary • Continuous Body • Constituencies • Colleagues

  9. Notes • How does the size of the Senate compare to the Size of the House of Representatives? • How have States selected senators in the past and in the present? • How does a Senator’s term differ from a Representative? • What are the qualifications for serving in the Senate?

  10. Chapter 10 section 4: The Members of Congress Members of Congress, who receive generous pay and good benefits, fulfill various roles.

  11. Vocabulary • Trustees • Partisans • Politicos • Oversight function • Franking privilege

  12. Notes • What are the personal and political backgrounds of the current members of Congress? • What are the duties of members of Congress, list and describe each: • 1. • 2. • 3. • 4. • 5.

  13. Notes • What is the compensation and privilege of being a Congress member?

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