Tuesday 3/4/14

1. Tuesday 3/4/14 Please get out the following: • Unit 2.2 Packet • Pencil • Highlighter • Calendar

2. Packet Pg. 2-3 The United States Constitution: The Legislative Branch Scavenger Hunt For each question below, find the article and section within the Constitution that responds to the question. Write in the answer and then the constitutional provision with key words underlined. USE THE LANGUAGE FROM ORIGINAL TEXT.

5. Packet Pg. 4: Legislate and Legislator

6. Key Elements:Separation of Powers Federalism is a type of separation of powers. Its known as ‘Vertical Separation’. The separation of powers within the Federal government is known as ‘Horizontal Separation’.

7. Key Elements:Separation of Powers • Our system has: • Legislative Branch (Congress) with specified powers in Article 1 of the Constitution • an Executive Branch (The President) with specified powers in Article 2 of the Constitution • and a Judicial Branchwith specified powers in Article 3 of the Constitution.

8. Key ELEMENTS:Rule of law The idea is that no person is above the law and no one person or entity has too much power within our system – a direct connection to separation of powers. This is key to successful legislation.

9. Legislative Process Legislators are supposed to consider their constituents, or the people they represent, regardless of how many voted for them (popular sovereignty). House and Senate share responsibilities in creating laws that consider their constituents, their party affiliation and what is best for the nation. This is all allowed because of the “Necessary and Proper”/ “Elastic” Clause in the Constitution

10. Legislative Process: pg. 215

11. Legislators:Delegates vs. Trustees Delegate When a congressperson acts and votes according to what their constituents want. The focus is on promoting their individual interests (Common in the House). Trustee When a congressperson acts and votes according to their convictions and what is best for the country at large and in the long run.(Common in the Senate) Which do you think makes a more effective legislator, a delegate or a trustee? Why? What types of circumstances would be more appropriate for the delegate role? What types of circumstances would be best for the trustee?

12. Packet pg. 4-6: Jigsaw • Divide up the tables on pages 4-6 among your new table members. • Each person is responsible for 1-2 tables. • Time permitting: teach to the table your answers for each table. HW: Read 12.1-12.3 and complete pages in the packet.

13. Packet pg. 4: Qualifications

14. Packet pg. 4: Qualifications

15. 6th period Seats: • Education and Labor Committee Chair: Drew Mitchner • Energy and Commerce Committee Chair: Hannah Katz • Judiciary Committee Chair: Parker Malachowsky Everyone else: • Sit in the area of the room you normally are in. • Make sure you seat one extra person on the left side of the seating arrangement

16. 5th Period Seats: • Education and Labor Committee Chair: • Kate Kesner • Energy and Commerce Committee Chair: Randy Kenyon • Judiciary Committee Chair: Lexi Greenberg Everyone else: • Sit in the area of the room you normally are in. • Make sure you seat one extra person on the left side of the seating arrangement

17. Block 3/5-6/14 Please get out the following: • Unit 2.2 Packet • Pencil • Highlighter • Calendar Check out seats!

18. Packet pg. 4-6: Jigsaw 15 minutes: • Divide up the tables/charts on pages 4-6 among your new table members – 5 total tables/charts. • Teach/share tables to partners. HW: Read 12.1-12.4 and complete pages in the packet.

19. Packet Pg. 4:Constituents • Individual Constituents – help them with federal agencies, create jobs, answer complaints, and provide information. • Business and Interest Groups- introduce legislation that is beneficial to them, intervene with regulatory agencies, secure federal grants, and secure federal contracts. • Entire District/State – secure federal projects, create jobs through federal grants and contracts, support policies and legislation that is good for the entire district or state.

20. Packet pg. 4: Qualifications

21. Packet, Pg. 5:Incumbents • Current office holder who is running for re-election. 97% of the time they WIN! • They have the experience, funds and bragging rights (like money from the “pork barrel”, or treasury, they used for projects)

22. Packet pg. 5: House (H.A.) vs. The Senate (S.A.)

23. Packet pg. 5: House (H.A.) vs. The Senate (S.A.)

25. A delegate to Congress is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives, who is elected from a U.S. territory or from Washington, D.C., to a two-year term. While unable to vote in the full House, a non-voting delegate may vote in a House committee of which the delegate is a member. 

26. Packet Pg. 6: Leadership Roles

27. Packet Pg. 6: Leadership Roles Check out Pg. 209

29. Packet Pg. 6: Committees

30. Packet Pg. 6: Committees

31. Packet Pg. 7:Power of the Purse The power to raise taxes and appropriate (assign) that tax money to programs. All appropriation bills must originate in the House. Checks and Balances Power of the Purse is on example of how Congress can direct the President and keep him “in check”. The Senate must also approve all Presidential appointments. Congress can also override a president’s veto with a 2/3rds vote in both houses. Congress is also responsible for establishing lower federal courts and the number of federal judges.

32. Packet Pg. 7:Your Current Representatives

33. Your Current Representatives

34. Your Current Representatives Our district

35. The Legislative Process Committee Work Objective: Understand how committee work on bills in the Senate influences how individual members legislate. Committee Work in the Legislative Process • The committee chair is the member of the majority party who has served the longest in the Senate. The seniority rule usually refers to the longest serving member of the committee but for this task use Senate membership. The ranking member is the member of the minority party who has served longest. • Directions: Use all the materials provided and follow the directions of your committee chair to help you through the process. Each committee should have a final version of a bill with amendments ready to hand in to the teacher. • TIME – Each committee has 45 minutes (or until the end of the class period) to create a final version of their bill for reporting. READ THE DIRECTIONS COMPLETELY AND CAREFULLY FIRST! REMEMBER YOU ARE THE SENATOR YOU’VE BEEN GIVEN, NOT YOURSELF!!!!!

36. Friday 3/7/14 Please get out the following: • Unit 2.2 Packet • Role card from simulation • Any other simulation work.

37. The Legislative Process Committee Work Objective: Understand how committee work on bills in the Senate influences how individual members legislate. Committee Work in the Legislative Process • The committee chair is the member of the majority party who has served the longest in the Senate. The seniority rule usually refers to the longest serving member of the committee but for this task use Senate membership. The ranking member is the member of the minority party who has served longest. • Directions: Use all the materials provided and follow the directions of your committee chair to help you through the process. Each committee should have a final version of a bill with amendments ready to hand in to the teacher. • TIME – Each committee has 45 minutes (or until the end of the class period) to create a final version of their bill for reporting. READ THE DIRECTIONS COMPLETELY AND CAREFULLY FIRST! REMEMBER YOU ARE THE SENATOR YOU’VE BEEN GIVEN, NOT YOURSELF!!!!!

38. Monday 3/10/14 Please get out the following: • Unit 2.2 Packet • Pencil • Highlighter • Calendar • Text book

39. Leadership Roles Check out Pg. 209

41. A delegate to Congress is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives, who is elected from a U.S. territory or from Washington, D.C., to a two-year term. While unable to vote in the full House, a non-voting delegate may vote in a House committee of which the delegate is a member. 

42. Your Current Representatives Our district

43. Technically, How a Bill Becomes a Law • Member of Congress Introduces Bill • Bill is referred to a Committee by Speaker of the House and/or Senate Majority Leader* • Bill is referred to Committee*– • Committee Chair can: • Kill the bill • Pigeonhole the Bill (put at the bottom of the agenda/extends discussion) • Consider the Bill

44. What happens again in Committee? • Committee refers bill to subcommittee* • Subcommittee holds hearings and investigates • Subcommittee reports bill back to Committee • Committee decides on the bill* – options: • Pigeonhole the bill • Kill the bill • Vote on the bill as is • Revise bill in Mark-up Session (This is what you did)

45. And then? • Committee reports the bill to Rules Committee*: • Places bill on calendar • Determines type of debate – open or closed • Bill reaches the floor of the House* • Amendmentsare proposed and voted on the floor of the House • Germaine(must be same issue as the bill) • Floor Votes on the amendments and Bill • Different type of votes determined as process goes along • Entire House votes on the final bill

46. Goodness! I’m still not a law?! • Speaker signs the Bill and sends it to the Senate • Bill repeats the entire process in the Senate Chamber* (usually Senate has been crafting own version of the bill at the same time) • No rules committee in the Senate • Open debate always with occasional restrictions • Filibuster (tactics used to delay passage of a bill, like lengthy speeches) is permitted • Senate votes on passage of the Bill • Bill is referred to Conference Committee *– if it is different version from the House version

47. This is getting ridiculous?!? • House and Senate vote on the reconciled version of the Bill • Bill is printed in final form • Bill is sent to the President Presidential action*: • Signs bill- Bill becomes a Law • Does not sign- 10 Day Rule- Pocket Veto • (If Congress is out of session within 10 days of sending the Bill- Bill is Dead • Veto the Bill – Bill is returned to Congress • Veto is overridden in the house • Veto is overridden in the Senate • Bill becomes a Law (YAY FINALLY!)

48. Legislative Process: pg. 215

49. Politically, How a Bill Becomes a Law: • Read Politics, Power and You pg. 220-221 • What factors influenced YOU during the committee simulation? • In a floor debate, how might the following affect your decision. • filibuster • your party affiliation • your status as an incumbent • (lets say we’re about to have an election)

50. EUQ: Reflecting on the Legislative Process Summative Reflection – Civic Participation Please respond to our second essential question in paragraph form in the space provided. Draw on the various assignments, activities and readings we have done over the last week including: Proficient: • Your 2.2 guided reading packet and any additional notes you took during class • The Constitution • The Senate committee simulation – see your notes on the front • Power, Politics and You pg. 220-221 Advanced • Federalist # 10 • Federalist #51 What factors influence how individual members of Congress legislate?