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3. The legislative branch , part 1

3. The legislative branch , part 1. I. The two houses of Congress II. Congressional elections III. The organization of Congress a. leadership positions b. the committee system c. congressional staff. I. The two houses of Congress - divided government

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3. The legislative branch , part 1

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  1. 3. The legislativebranch, part 1 I. The twohouses of Congress II. Congressionalelections III. The organization of Congress a. leadership positions b. the committee system c. congressional staff

  2. I. The twohouses of Congress -dividedgovernment -House: 435 memberssince 1913 (law in 1929) -CA: 53, TX 36, NY & FL 27; MT, WY, SD, ND, DE & VT only 1

  3. Capitol Hill

  4. II. Congressionalelections -“mid-term elections” -1st Congress: “second constitutional convention”

  5. Congressional districts • “redistricting” • “gerrymandering”

  6. 1964: Wesberryv. Sanders • incumbent/incumbency • 2010: average: $1.5M for a House seat, $9M for a Senate seat • “straight-ticket voting”

  7. III. The organization of Congress a. leadership positions

  8. Speaker of the House (John Boehner, Rep - OH)

  9. House Majority Leader (Eric Cantor, Rep - VA)

  10. SenateMajority Leader (Harry Reid, Dem – NV)

  11. House Minority Leader (Nancy Pelosi, dem – CA)

  12. SenateMinority Leader (Mitch McConnell, Rep – KY)

  13. party whips • caucus • Mitch McConnell: “The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president.”

  14. b. the committee system -Congress: a “collection of committees” -“committee of the whole” -“floor action”

  15. 3 types of committees: -standing committees -select/“ad hoc” committees -joint committees, including the conference committee

  16. Ways and Meanscommittee (taxlegislation)

  17. c. congressional staff -Library of Congress (Congressional Research Service) -General Accounting Office for financial matters -Congressional Budget Office: help with technical advice

  18. Currentcongressionalcommittees

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