PPT-The Legislative Branch 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. 51 KASTURBA ROAD KASTURBA ROAD BANGALOR KARNATAKA 560001 75 Old Airport Road Bangalore AIRPORT RDBANGALORE GOLDEN TOWER AIRPORT ROAD KODIHALI BANGALOR KARNATAKA 560017 367 Seshadripuram Bangalore MEERA SADANNO 60 1ST MAIN ROAD SESHADRIPURAM BANGALOR 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.. Tenure and Succession. 25. th. Amendment. If VP is vacant the Pres. Can nominate a new one>Senate approval. If Pres. Dies in office> VP takes over as Pres.. If President is disabled, VP and Cabinet can inform Congress and VP takes over. NFFE - Forest Service Council. The Legislative Process. Congress influences our jobs, our mission, and our budget (among many other things).. Out of the goodness of their hearts, neither Congress or management will look out for us or our jobs!. Senator. – remember there are fewer senators than representatives. One-Person, One-Vote Rule. Means that a vote in one district carries the same weight as a vote in any other voting district. Approximately how many people are there in a voting district?. Terms & Sessions. Structure of Congress. Congressional Leadership. Legislative Branch. The term bicameral is Latin. Bi means two and camera means chamber thus, two chambers. . Bicameral Congress. Chapter 10. Congress. Section 1. The National Legislature. Article 1, Section 1. “All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.” – US Constitution. 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. Separation of Powers or Checks/Balances- . breaks the U.S. government into 3 separate branches. Separation of Powers/Checks and Balances. Separation of Powers/Checks and Balances. Each branch has separate powers and can check one another’s powers . La gamme de thé MORPHEE vise toute générations recherchant le sommeil paisible tant désiré et non procuré par tout types de médicaments. Essentiellement composé de feuille de morphine, ce thé vous assurera d’un rétablissement digne d’un voyage sur . 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?. The US SenateThe Senators of the 109th Congress Courtesy of the US Senate Photo StudioThe US Senate has 100 members There are two members from each state Senators represent all people of the state Sen John . Hudak. , Ph.D.. Fellow, Center for Effective Public Management. The Brookings Institution. E: . jhudak@brookings.edu. T: @. JohnJHudak. Republicans’ Gift to President Obama. 2010 Republican pledge to eliminate earmarks. The following slides highlight the key differences between the legislative functions in the UK and USA. These can be used to plan essays about the legislative branches. The legislative function in the US Congress and UK Parliament.