PDF-Written Testimony of David Colander Submitted to the Congress of the United States House

Chairman and members of the committee I thank you for the opportunity to testify My name is David Colander I am the Christian A Johnson Distinguished Professor of Economics at Middle bury College I have written or edited over forty books including a. Review. The differences between the House and Senate are… . The differences between the House and Senate are… . Size and representation to begin with, in the House you get one hour to debate, the Senate gets unlimited debate (filibuster) which can only be stopped by a cloture vote (60 votes), spending bills must originate in the House.. THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. The Origin and Powers of Congress. The Great Compromise: The U.S. Congress has 2 chambers.. Senate– Equal representation for all states . House of Representatives– Based on state’s population and reassessed by the census every 10 years . The National Legislature. Chapter 10, Section 1. Who are They?. Quiz. 1) Name two of the three reasons that the book identifies for why the Constitution establishes a bicameral legislature? . 2) How many sessions of Congress are there in one year?. Unit III, Section 1. The National Legislature. Concepts. What type of democracy does America have?. Indirect Democracy. Representative Democracy. General public not directly involved. Congress fulfills duties of the day-to-day government. 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. Article 1, Section 8 of U.S. Constitution:. Congress may exercise only those powers that are granted to it by Constitution, further defined by Bill of Rights, and other protections found in Constitution.. 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,. The National Legislature. Concepts. What type of democracy does America have?. Indirect Democracy. Representative Democracy. General public not directly involved. Congress fulfills duties of the day-to-day government. [ 4.6 ] Congress at Work—Making Laws Congress at Work—Making Laws Learning Objectives Identify the first steps in the introduction of a bill to the House. Describe what happens to a bill once it is referred to a committee. Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Congress flow - I 147 I -- - 147 ----- of the Federal Covernment The bill also would have placed considerable control in the President of the United States ItThis committee late in 1946held hearings on HR 64 aBe it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress fiancee a Provided find a fide th O - - aBe it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress fiancee a Provided find a fide th O - -Be it enacted Senate and House of Representatives of the Un -14-21THE SENATETHE THIRTY-FIRSTLEGISLATUREREGULAR SESSION OF 2021COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARYSenator Karl Rhoads ChairSenator Jarrett Keohokalole Vice ChairNOTICE OF HEARINGDATEWednesday April 14 2021TIME9