PPT-Chapter 9 CONGRESS: Local Representation and National Lawmaking

2011 Taylor amp Francis Institutional Focus Requirement to Become a Member of Congress House of Representatives M ust be twentyfive years old M ust be a US citizen for seven years. First Indian leader to start an agitation for political reforms : Raja Ram Mohan Roy. First political organisation in India: Landholders' Society formed in 1837 by Dwarkanath Tagore. Most important Pre- Congress national organisation was : Indian Association formed by Surinder . Michal Per. ďoch. Ondřej Chum and Jiří Matas. Large Scale Object Retrieval. Large (web) scale “real-time” search involves millions(billions) of images. Indexing structure should fit into RAM, failing to do so results in a order of magnitude increase in response time. Section 3. The Constitution: A Living Document. Pages-149-155. Objectives. 1. Describe how the Constitution divides power between the federal and state governments.. 2. Explain how the separation of powers prevents each branch of government from becoming too powerful.. Congress: Balancing National Goals and Local Interests. Roger Davidson and Walter Oleszek. There are two Congresses….The tight-knit complex world of Capitol Hill is a long way from [the member’s district], in perspective and outlook as well as in miles.. Legislatures, Bills, and Agencies. Who Makes Laws?. The laws that we are expected to obey come from many different sources. Legislatures make laws. Voters can act directly as lawmakers. Administrative agencies make many laws. concessions. Singleton Chair 2015 . UCL. Ethnography of social and development policies in the context of global . commodification. Sara Geenen: . sara.geenen@uantwerpen.be. . Hybrid governance . in mining . Congress: the Senate and the House of Representatives. This presentation is the property of Dr. Kevin Parsneau for use by him and his current students. No other person may use or reprint without his permission.. 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?. “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. Purpose. This lesson examines:. The debate over what, or who, the national government will represent.. The Great Compromise, which dealt with the makeup of the House and Senate.. How population would be counted for representation in the House.. How was the country different in 1800 from today as regards the relative power of congress versus the president to wage war?. What resources did the president have available then and now?. How does this affect the basic shift of powers?. NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. The . Sugar Act . and the . Stamp Act . were two such taxes. Colonists protest. RESISTANCE GROWS. Sons . of Liberty . to protest the laws. Merchants agree to boycott British . Legislation vs. representation. Member of a group. Individual representative of a constituency. Constituency service and responsiveness. Single-digit approval ratings for the institution. 90% re-election rate for individual members. Levels of Government . In our . federal system. of government, the government shares powers between three levels: . Government . Federal . State . Local . Branches of Government . Federal . State . Local .