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Congress

Congress. A bicameral legislature. Define : Bicameral & Legislature. All bills must pass both the House & Senate before they can go to the President for a signature (or veto). House of Representatives Voice of the People. Term: 2 years (ea. Term = 2 sessions of 1 year each)

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Congress

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  1. Congress

  2. A bicameral legislature Define: Bicameral & Legislature All bills must pass both the House & Senate before they can go to the President for a signature (or veto).

  3. House of Representatives Voice of the People Term: 2 years (ea. Term = 2 sessions of 1 year each) • 435 members • Based on population • Election in November • Term begins January 3 Members must be: • 25 yrs old • US citizen for 7 years • Resident of their state

  4. Number of Representatives is determinedby a censustaken every 10 years

  5. MOST POPULOUS STATES 2010 CALIFORNIA 37,253,956 TEXAS 25,145,561 NEW YORK 19,378,102 FLORIDA 18,801,310 ILLINOIS 12,830,632 LEAST POPULOUS STATES 2010 WYOMING 563,626 VERMONT 625,741 NORTH DAKOTA 672,591 ALASKA 710,231 SOUTH DAKOTA 814,180

  6. 2010 OFFICIAL RESULTS RE-APPORTIONMENT GAINED LOST Arizona +1 Illinois -1 Florida +2 Iowa -1 Georgia +1 Louisiana -1 Nevada +1 Massachusetts -1 South Carolina +1 Michigan -1 Texas +4 Missouri -1 Utah +1 New Jersey -1 Washington +1 New York -2 Ohio -2 Pennsylvania -1

  7. Build your vocabulary • Gerrymander • Political Action Committee (PAC) • Incumbent

  8. Gerrymander Drawing a Congressional District to favor one party over another

  9. The original Gerrymander

  10. http://data.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/iowa-census/redistricting-game/http://data.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/iowa-census/redistricting-game/

  11. Leonard Boswell (D) Iowa - District 3

  12. House Structure • Speaker of the House • Majority Leader • Majority Whip • Minority Leader • Minority Whip • The Speaker is the most powerful member • The Whips’ main job? Count votes • The majority party controls the agenda • Very formal rules due to size • Most work is done by Committee

  13. Current House Leaders Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) hands the gavel to current Speaker John Boehner (R). Now the Republicans are in power.

  14. The Senate • 2 from each state • 6 year term • Only 1/3 up for re-election at any one time • Requirements: 30 years old 9 years a citizen Resident of their state

  15. Senator Charles Grassley (R) Iowa

  16. Senator Tom Harkin (D) Iowa

  17. Senate Structure • President • President Pro Tempore • Majority Leader & Whip • Minority Leader & Whip • The Senate is smaller, and much less formal than the House. Fewer rules. • Terms to know: • Filibuster • Cloture • Number needed for cloture?

  18. Senate Leadership President of the SenateJoseph R. BidenU.S. Vice President President Pro TemporeDaniel K. InoweDemocrat, Hawaii Majority LeaderHarry ReidDemocrat, Nevada Assistant Majority Leader(Democratic Whip)Richard DurbinDemocrat, Illinois Minority Leader Mitch McConnellRepublican, Kentucky Assistant Minority Leader(Republican Whip)John KylRepublican, Arizona

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