House vs Senate 435 Representatives Based on population More people more reps Elected directly by the people Each state must have at least one representative 100 Senators 2 For every state ID: 368321
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Article One Legislative BranchSlide2
House vs.
Senate
435 RepresentativesBased on population-More people more repsElected directly by the peopleEach state must have at least one representative
100 Senators
2 For every state
Originally elected by state legislatures,
17
th
Amendment
changed this to directly by peopleSlide3
House
vs.
Senate
Term of office 2 yrs. unlimited25 yrs. Old minimumUS citizen 7 yrs.Must be a resident of the state you representTitle of the leader is Speaker of the House-
John Boehner (R)
Term of office
6 yrs. unlimited
30 yrs. Old minimum
US Citizen 9 yrs.
Must be a resident of the state you represent
Title of the leader is
President of the Senate
Vice Pres. Of US.
President Pro TemporeSlide4Slide5Slide6Slide7
NY’s US SenatorsSlide8
House
Every
10 yrs. a Census-population count is taken nation wide.The Census is used to make any adjustments in the amount of rep.’s a state has.States can lose/gain/stay same
This is known as
Reapportionment/Redistricting
Each state is split into
Congressional Districts
Each district
has its own representative.
The number of districts a state has depends on how many representatives it has.
NY 29 Districts=29 Reps
19
th
District
John Hall Slide9Slide10Slide11Slide12Slide13
Selects vice president
Approves all presidential treaties and presidential supreme court choices
Earn Salary $170,000 yr.
House vs. SenateSelects President if no candidate wins majority of electoral votesBegins all revenue bills
Earn Salary $170,000 yr.Slide14
House vs.
Senate
Impeaches elected official-formally charges w/crime
House conducts inquires and investigatesNeed 1 more than 50% to impeach (accuse)=218Acts as jury in impeachment trialSenators act like jurorsChief Justice presides2/3 vote needed to convict=67 SenatorsSlide15
House vs.
Senate
Forbidden Powers (safeguard people’s freedoms) AKA Denied Powers
1- Ex Post Facto Law: makes something illegal after the act has been done- person cannot be held responsible2- Writ Of Habeas Corpus: requires a court to hold a hearing for a person accused of a crime (can be suspended during a national emergency)3- Bill of Attainder: cannot sentence someone to jail without granting a trialSlide16
House vs.
Senate
Main job of Congress is to pass laws
Bill: a proposed lawMust be passed by both the House and Senate & usually the President System of Committees looks at the bills > impossible for full House or Senate to look at all bill (20,000 a year)Committees studies the bill and votes if it should go to full House or SenateMost bills “die” in committeeSlide17
House vs.
Senate
President’s Choices on A Bill
1- Sign the bill..becomes a law 2- Veto the bill > Congress can override 3- Pocket the Bill - if Congress is in session, a pocketed bill becomes law without President’s signature after 10 days - if Congress is not in session, a pocketed bill is vetoed after 10 days (pocket veto)Slide18
House vs.
Senate
Influences on Congress
Lobbyists: people hired by a special interest group to influence CongressExperts: provide info to committees on certain billsConstituents: voters who are represented by a member of CongressSlide19
Blue vs.
Red
StatesSlide20