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Section 2-3

JOURNAL ENTRY:. Do you agree or disagree with the House rule that limits a representative’s speaking time during a debate? Explain. Section 2-3. The House of Representatives. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:. Describe the: Make up of the House Leadership Rules for Lawmaking D. Lawmaking process.

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Section 2-3

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  1. JOURNAL ENTRY: Do you agree or disagree with the House rule that limits a representative’s speaking time during a debate? Explain. Section 2-3

  2. The House of Representatives ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: • Describe the: • Make up of the House • Leadership • Rules for Lawmaking • D. Lawmaking process Section 2 Introduction-2

  3. EQIA. House Make-up: • Western & Southern states have gained in membership • Cannot exceed 435. This size was set by Congress! II A. House of Representatives:

  4. Non-voting delegates have been added: District of Columbia, Guam, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Puerto Rico. • Elections are held in November of even-numbered years for all! • Because more than 90 percent of all representatives are re-elected= continuity in the House. II A. House Of Representatives:

  5. House of Representatives

  6. B. House Leadership (pages 134–135) • 1. The Speaker of the House is leader of the majority party and has great power and influence over its members. $223,000 2. Floor leaders of both the majority andminority parties are party leaders who help steer bills through committees. 3. Party whips assist the floor leaders in persuading party members to support laws the party favors. **Censure= formal disapproval for actions { Bribes, treason} Section 2-4

  7. House Leadership Draw a flow chart that illustrates the leadership in the House of Representatives, based on the offices you just learned

  8. EQ #IB: House Leadership Speaker of the House Majority leader Minority leader Party Whips Party Whips

  9. IC. Rules for Lawmaking (pages 132–134) • 1. Each house of Congress has rules to help members conduct business. • 2. Congress carries out most of its work by committees. • 3. Party membership guides Congress in its work. • The majority party in each house organizes the committees, appoints committee heads, and controls the flow of legislation. Section 2-2

  10. The Speaker of the House follows the vice president in the line of presidential succession. Do you support or object to this plan? Explain. Section 2-5

  11. ID. Lawmaking in the House (pages 135–137) • 1. Members attend House floor sessions to vote on legislation. 2. All laws begin as bills introduced in the House, then go to committee. If approved there, they are put on the proper calendar, listing the order in which they will be considered on the House floor. Section 2-6

  12. The House Rules Committee • serves as the “traffic officer” in the House, helping to direct the flow of major legislation. • places legislation on the House Calendar. • settles disputes among other House committees • delays or blocks bills that representatives and House leaders do not want to come to a vote. Section 2-7

  13. When the Rules Committee sends bills to the floor……… • the House rallies 100 members to constitute a quorum in order to speed up consideration of an important bill, then send to the full House to vote on it. Section 2-7

  14. COURSEWORK: • Read 10:2 • Page 273 #1-6 • Work on Puzzle and Project End of Section 2

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