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Bill of Rights & Organization of Congress

Bill of Rights & Organization of Congress. Notes: Bill of Rights. I. The Bill of Rights (pg. 222-223) List of basic freedoms First 10 Amendments Amendment 1: Protection given to people: freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, assemble

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Bill of Rights & Organization of Congress

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  1. Bill of Rights & Organization of Congress

  2. Notes: Bill of Rights I. The Bill of Rights (pg. 222-223) • List of basic freedoms • First 10 Amendments • Amendment 1: Protection given to people: freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, assemble • Amendment 2-4: protect against potential abuses by the government • Amendment 5-8: protect rights of the accused criminal • Amendment 9: People’s rights • Amendment 10: State rights

  3. II. Amendments 11-27 (pg. 223) **Amendment 14 • change over time • added

  4. Organization of Legislative Branch (pg. 225-226) III. Organization of Legislative Branch (pg. 225-226): Creates Nation’s laws • 2 house congress • House of Representatives • larger house-435 members, 2 year term • Number of reps. For each state is determined by state’s population

  5. ii. Senate • smaller house, 100 members, 6 year term • each state has 2 senators

  6. B. Congressional Sessions (meetings) Entire House of Reps. elected every other year, so each “new” congress is given a number to identify its two-year term). Example: 1st meeting in 1789, today it would be 113th (2013-2015). • Regular Session: Sessions begin on January 3rd and continue until November or December (with recesses (vacations) that interrupt them) • Special Session: President of the US has the power to call congress into session to deal with pressing problems (in time of crisis) • Joint Session: House and Senate meet together in a joint session of Congress. Held each year to hear the President’s State of the Union Address.

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