Legislative Branch

Legislative Branch

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Learning Targets

• I will be able to identify Article 1 of the Constitution

• I will be able to define the House of Representative & Senate powers

• I will be able to identify the qualification and terms of the House & Senate

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No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of ​ ​ ​ ​

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Years, and been ​ ​

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Years a Citizen of the United States, and an inhabitant of the state he or she represents.

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twenty five

seven

twenty one

thrity five

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two

twelve

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No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of ​

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Years, and been ​

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Years a Citizen of the United States, and residency in the state a senator represents at time of election.

Bicameral

• Connecticut Compromise (the Great Compromise)

• Two part legislature

Subject | Subject

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Powers of Congress

• Make laws.

• Declare war.

• Raise and provide public money and oversee its proper expenditure.

• Impeach and try federal officers.

• Approve presidential appointments.

• Approve treaties negotiated by the executive branch.

• Oversight and investigations.

Senators and House of Reps

Term limits

• NO limits on Federal level for Representatives or Senators

• 6 years for Senators

• 2 years for Representatives

Open Ended

Find two congressmen

(Name, Age, District, Party)

House of Reprentatives + Senate =

Congress

Poll

Should House of Representative or Senators have term limits?

• Only Representatives

• Only Senators

• Both should have term limits

• Neither should have term limits

• Lead debates for their party, NEGOTIATE with the opposing party

Majority/Minority Leader

• Make sure bills are passed, and reach the floor for voting

Speaker of the House

Positions in the House of Reps

• Need majority of 435 (218)

• Votes in January once members are sworn in from November election

Majority Party votes

• California's 12th district Representative since 1987

• 2007-11 became Speaker

• 2011-19 Minority Leader

Nancy Pelosi

Speaker of the House

Multiple Choice

Who are these Congressmen?

• Mike Crapo

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  James Risch

• Mike Simpson

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  Russ Fulcher

• Joe Biden

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  John McCain

• Orrin Hatch

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  Mitch McConnell

• Vice President

• Breaks ties (50-50)

• Signs legislation

President of the Senate

Positions in the Senate

Current Pro Tempore has been sitting in the Senate since January 3, 1975

Multiple Choice

Who are these Congressmen?

• Mike Crapo

  &

  James Risch

• Russ Fulcher

  &

  Mike Simpson

• Joe Biden

  &

  John McCain

• Orrin Hatch

  &

  Mitch McConnell

House & Senate compositions

Subject | Subject

KING, Angus Stanley, Jr. & Bernard Sanders

Poll

If term limits were created, How many terms should a Representative have?

(remember Representatives serve for 2 year terms)

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

• No term limits, but and age limit

Poll

If term limits were created, How many terms should a Senator have?

(remember Senators serve for 6 year terms)

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• No term limit, but an age limit

Open Ended

Oldest, Youngest, most nonconsecutive terms, most positions, richest congressman, how much they make?

(Please share your findings with the class)