PPT-Congressional Leadership

Senate House President of the Senate President Pro Tempore Majority Leader Majority Whip Minority Leader Minority Whip Speaker of the House Majority Leader Majority Whip Minority Leader. Arnoldcbogov December 2013 Working Paper 201 08 To enhance the transparency of the work of the Congressional Budget Office CBO and to encourage external review of that work CBOs working paper series includes papers that provide technical descriptions Het . Bhattji. , Kelsey Cole, Chloe Foege, Matthew Irby, and Timmy Wood. What is Congressional Oversight?. Refers to the oversight used by Congress over the Executive Branch (including the numerous federal agencies).. Congressional Elections. Congressional elections are different than presidential elections. There is no electoral college or majority needed. The candidate that receives THE MOST votes (not necessarily a majority) is the winner. Redistricting. Every ten years the US government holds a census to count the total population.. After the census is taken, it is often necessary to redistribute representation in the House of Representatives.. TLW: Define gerrymandering and develop a “gerrymandered” map.. KEY VOCABULARY. Apportionment, Reapportionment, Census, Congressman at-large, Gerrymander, . Wesberry. v. Sanders (1964), Reapportionment Act of 1929. 2012. PORK: Pet projects for Members of Congress districts/states, often . considered wasteful or unnecessary for nation at large. EARMARKS. An . earmark. is a congressional provision that directs approved funds to be spent on specific projects or that directs specific exemptions from taxes or mandated fees.. Less Counts for More . on Capitol Hill. Congressional fly-ins have become increasingly popular for the association community. A fly-in is exactly what it sounds like. Members of associations fly-in to Washington and meet 1–1 with their representative and senator from back home to discuss issues and policies that matter to their business or cause.. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS. UNITED WE ARE STRONGER!. Thursday, April 23. rd. Washington, DC. Pre-Congressional Meeting . Lobby training . to . better understand . our . role in the congressional . meetings. Congresspersons and the Citizenry: . Older, because of constitutional age requirements and political experience is normally an advantage in running for national office. F. rom . the baby boomer generation. Our challenges and our goals. What is the CCHE?. What do we focus on? . Why does it matter? . Today’s Presentation. 2. An 11-member, bipartisan council appointed by the . governor . with at least one member from each Congressional . Congressional Elections. Congressional elections are different than presidential elections. There is no electoral college or majority needed. The candidate that receives THE MOST votes (not necessarily a majority) is the winner. Congressional Power— Congressional power is limited by the fact that it has only those powers . delegated. to it by the Constitution.. Congress cannot create national public . schools. .. Congress cannot require people to . Essential Questions:. . How do governments change?. Link for Interactive Map. Vocabulary. Radical . Republicans. . (. Congressional . Reconstruction). . – A Republican who believed that Congress should direct Reconstruction . Agenda. What is Advocacy? Why Advocacy?. Effectively Communicating with Congress. Congressional Meeting Breakdown. What is Advocacy?. Building and educating the grassroots . Educating policymakers. Developing research and data.