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GOVERNMENT

Identifying legislative and non-legislative powers of the U.S. Congress, understanding key roles in decision-making, and discussing real-life scenarios related to legislative actions.

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GOVERNMENT

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  1. GOVERNMENT CHAPTER 11: CONGRESSIONAL POWERS

  2. THREE TASKS: • First: You need to determine whether a power is: • A Legislative Power – deals with making laws • A Non-Legislative Power – does not deal with making laws • Second: • If it is legislative; is it… • Money/ Commerce Power • Military/ Foreign Policy Power • Other Legislative Powers • Denied Power • If it is non-legislative; whose job is it… • House of Representatives • Senate • Both • Third: Explain why you answered the way you did.

  3. #1 • Legislative; is it… • Money/ Commerce Power • Military/ Foreign Policy Power • Other Legislative Powers • Denied Power • Non-legislative; whose job is it… • House of Representatives • Senate • Both • A new $5 bill was put into circulation last year.

  4. #2 • Legislative; is it… • Money/ Commerce Power • Military/ Foreign Policy Power • Other Legislative Powers • Denied Power • Non-legislative; whose job is it… • House of Representatives • Senate • Both • President Clinton was the most recent president to be impeached.

  5. #3 • Legislative; is it… • Money/ Commerce Power • Military/ Foreign Policy Power • Other Legislative Powers • Denied Power • Non-legislative; whose job is it… • House of Representatives • Senate • Both • In 2000 George Bush barely reached the 270 electoral votes needed to become president, with 271 votes. If he hadn’t, how would a president have been chosen?

  6. #4 • Legislative; is it… • Money/ Commerce Power • Military/ Foreign Policy Power • Other Legislative Powers • Denied Power • Non-legislative; whose job is it… • House of Representatives • Senate • Both • A new citizenship test was created last year for immigrants to take, and are required to pass to obtain citizenship.

  7. #5 • Legislative; is it… • Money/ Commerce Power • Military/ Foreign Policy Power • Other Legislative Powers • Denied Power • Non-legislative; whose job is it… • House of Representatives • Senate • Both • The government prohibits discrimination in restaurants, hotels, and other public accommodations.

  8. #6 • Legislative; is it… • Money/ Commerce Power • Military/ Foreign Policy Power • Other Legislative Powers • Denied Power • Non-legislative; whose job is it… • House of Representatives • Senate • Both • The government recently ratified a treaty with China in a trade agreement.

  9. #7 • Legislative; is it… • Money/ Commerce Power • Military/ Foreign Policy Power • Other Legislative Powers • Denied Power • Non-legislative; whose job is it… • House of Representatives • Senate • Both • President Obama recently appointed Elena Kagan as a Justice of the Supreme Court. Which then had to be confirmed.

  10. #8 • Legislative; is it… • Money/ Commerce Power • Military/ Foreign Policy Power • Other Legislative Powers • Denied Power • Non-legislative; whose job is it… • House of Representatives • Senate • Both • The government is not in agreement on whether we needed to declare war on North Korea after they bombed our ally, South Korea.

  11. #9 • Legislative; is it… • Money/ Commerce Power • Military/ Foreign Policy Power • Other Legislative Powers • Denied Power • Non-legislative; whose job is it… • House of Representatives • Senate • Both • President Bush was watched to make sure that he was decreasing the number of troops in Iraq in compliance with the new law.

  12. #10 • Legislative; is it… • Money/ Commerce Power • Military/ Foreign Policy Power • Other Legislative Powers • Denied Power • Non-legislative; whose job is it… • House of Representatives • Senate • Both • A new change to the Constitution was proposed last year “To allow non-natural born citizens to become President if they have been a citizen for 20 years”

  13. #11 • Legislative; is it… • Money/ Commerce Power • Military/ Foreign Policy Power • Other Legislative Powers • Denied Power • Non-legislative; whose job is it… • House of Representatives • Senate • Both • The government held hearings into the steroid usage in major league baseball.

  14. #12 • Legislative; is it… • Money/ Commerce Power • Military/ Foreign Policy Power • Other Legislative Powers • Denied Power • Non-legislative; whose job is it… • House of Representatives • Senate • Both • Indiana’s National Guard stationed in Danville was just called to duty in Afghanistan.

  15. #13 • Legislative; is it… • Money/ Commerce Power • Military/ Foreign Policy Power • Other Legislative Powers • Denied Power • Non-legislative; whose job is it… • House of Representatives • Senate • Both • Now that Avon is a town, it should apply to have a post office.

  16. THE END

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