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Organization of Congress
Homework: Copy, Answer and Bring to class Please use your notes to answer the following questions: 1. List five joint powers of congress. 2. What are the four voting options for a representative? 3. Which house has more strict qualifications? Why do you think it is harder to become a member of that house? 4. Who is president of the Senate? 5. Who is the speaker of the house? What does he do? 6. Explain how a bill becomes a law. Who does what? Read each statement and decide if it is about the House of Representatives, the Senate, or both! Write the letter (H,S,B) A. Members represent an entire state B. Bills about taxes and money must start here C. Approves presidential appointments D. Members represent citizens E. Serve two-year terms F. Passes bills onto the president to become laws G. There are 100 members of this chamber H. Can override a presidential veto with a 2/3 vote of support I. Have to be at least 25 to serve in this chamber Old assignments have been turned off. So students should complete the new assignments on Usatestprep.
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Test on monday ( in class) and assignments have been activated on USAtestprep. Study guide for test on Monday: PREAMBLE: * 1. What are the purposes of the new government? · form a more perfect union · establish justice · insure domestic tranquility · provide for the common defense · promote the general welfare · secure the blessings of liberty ARTICLE I: The Legislative Branch: 1. Name the two branches of the legislature. What are they jointly called? What qualifications to be a member of each? · House of Representatives & Senate · Congress of the United States · HoR: 25 years old, 7 years a citizen, inhabitant of the State elected from · Senate: 30 years old, 9 years a citizen, inhabitant of the State elected from 2. Who is the chief officer of the House of Representatives? Of the Senate? · HoR: the Speaker, as chosen by the Representatives · Senate: the Vice President (doesn’t vote unless evenly divided); backup, President pro tempore 3. Describe the impeachment process. · Impeachment is the action of charging with an offense (treason, bribery, high crimes & misdemeanors) o The House brings the charges o The Senate conducts the trial o The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides over the trial o 2/3 majority needs to convict of crimes 4. How often must Congress meet? Why? · At least once every year · New members are elected and must be seated 5. What is a quorum? What are the Rules of Proceedings? The Journal of Proceedings? · Minimum number of people needed to conduct business; simple majority constitutes · Determine how business is to be conducted · Says what they do; can include voting record on bills 6. What is a revenue bill? What is different about this bill? · Bill requiring taxation, tariffs · Must originate in the HoR; Senate can amend revenue bills 7. Describe the skeletal outline of passing a bill into law? · Can come from House or Senate; must be approved by majority of both; goes to the President for approval · If President doesn’t approve, he sends back to Congress with objections · In order to get around President’s disapproval, law/bill must be passed, again, by 2/3 majority of b · both House & Senate 8. What are the two kinds of vetoes? · Sending unsigned bill back to Congress with reasons for disapproving · Pocket veto: the President fails to sign a bill within the ten-day time period before Congress adjourns; President isn’t compelled to give reason for not signing 9. What were some of the powers exclusively held by Congress? · Lay and collect taxes, etc. for the common defense and general welfare · Borrow $ on behalf of U.S. · Regulate commerce with foreign nations · Regulate commerce amongst the states · Laws re. naturalization · Coin & regulate $ · Post office; routes · Patents · Define and punish piracies · Declare war · Raise & support armies · Provide and maintain a navy · Provide and maintain and call a militia · Legislate over capital · Make laws necessary and proper to execute the above powers 10. Pay special attention to the last clause of Section 8 (clause 18)—the elastic clause. How does this function? · Allows the government to do things not expressly stated if the thing they want to do is necessary to carry out their enumerated powers 11. Section 9 includes some of the basic civil liberty protections in the Constitution. What are they? · Habeas corpus can’t be suspended unless public safety depends on it · No ex post facto laws · No direct taxation · No taxes on exports from States · States can’t charge each other fees for travelling from state to state · No $ taken from treasury unless stipulate by appropriations law · No titles of nobility granted 12. Why are titles of nobility prohibited? · Wanted to have nothing to do with British system of monarchy; all citizens are created equally 13. How do the election procedures differ for the House and the Senate? · House: elected every two years; serve two year terms · Senate: staggered six year terms |
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