PPT-How Congress Functions

Committees and Officers Day to Day functions controlled by Officers of both parties Speaker of the House President of the Senate Committee Chairmen Floor Leaders Real work of Congress is done in Committees. http://. www.icap-congress.com. /2015. Contact. José Luis . Capelo. . Martínez. jlcm@fct.unl.pt. Carlos . Lodeiro. . Espiño. cle@fctM.unl.pt. Array-based analytical proteomics. Cardiovascular proteome biology. Exhibit – Inform – Connect. The third Virtual Congress. International Webinarvet Congress Launched in 2013. Interactive Exhibition added in 2014. 2014 saw 560 delegates attending Congress with . 12 . The Capitol Building. The Capitol Building. Main Ideas. Congress is . bicameral. , meaning divided into two houses/chambers.. In the House of Representatives, the States are represented according to population.. “Members of Congress are single-minded seekers of reelection.” - David Mayhew. Congress: Getting elected. Incumbency Advantage. Between 1863 and 1969 percentage of first term Reps. fell from about 58% to 8. LESSON OBJECTIVES. EXPLAIN BASIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CONGRESS AND THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. DISCUSS HOW CONGRESS REFLECTS AMERICA’S COMMITMENT TO RESPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AND FEDERALISM. IDENTIFY SEVERAL CONSTITUTIONAL SOURCES OF CONGRESSIONAL POWER. Purpose. Congress is one of few national assemblies with the power to initiate legislation, not simply vote on executive’s proposals. . Congress also conducts investigations that lead to important changes in policy and removal of officials. . Introduction. 1. The Framers of the U.S. Constitution created a bicameral congress consisting of a House of Representatives and a Senate.. 2. The two houses of Congress have different characters.. A Bicameral Congress. Preview Activity:. Look at the Headlines. and then determine . what powers you think. Congress has.. Testable . Information. Follow along and fill. in your Interactive. Notebook.. Testable Information:. Understand how Congress is organized. Bell Ringer:. List the qualifications for serving in Congress as set forth in the. Constitution. In your opinion, are there other qualifications that. should be applied to holding office in Congress? For example,. #ISPOcongress19. 1. ISPO 17. th. World . Congress. Participate in the 17. th. World Congress of . the . International . Society for Prosthetics and . Orthotics. 5-8 October 2019, Kobe Convention Center, Kobe Japan!. Public policy is government action . or . inaction taken to . deal . with problems . and. . concerns.. Problem. . Recognition. Agenda. . Setting. Policy. . Formulation. Budgeting. Policy. . Adoption. Lesson 22. Lesson Objectives. Describe the role of rules, committees and political parties in the organization and operation of Congress.. You should be able to describe the process through which proposed legislation becomes law.. Civics. Main Idea. Congress represents the people and enacts laws in their name, playing a vital role in our government’s system of checks and balances.. Essential Question. What powers does the Constitution give to Congress?. aggression. The stabilizing influence of this capacity has been dramatically demonstrated more than once over the past year. Our military and related scientific progress has been highly gratifying.