1. Homework: Assignment 5 for Monday Best flow charts

2. Homework: Assignment 5 for tomorrow

3. Unit 4: Chapter 6 Congress

5. The Budgetary Function  For most of US history, budgets were piecemeal and made without eye towards setting policy  1921 – Budget and Accounting Act  Requires Prez to send budget to Congress  Congressional Budget Act of 1974 Establishes budget process we use today Established idea of setting levels of spending CBO created Reconciliation process to limit debates; get through thorny issues  Pork  Bringing money and jobs to the district/state  Programmatic Requests-  Used to be called “earmarks”; for specific projects 6.4

6. TABLE 6.6: What is the timeline for the congressional budgetary process? 6.4

7. The Oversight Function  The War Powers Resolution  Congressional Review  Confirmation of Presidential Appointees  Impeachment 6.4

8. War Powers Resolution  Passed over President Nixon’s veto  Requires Congressional approval to commit troops  Notice of action within 48 hours  60 days; then need Congressional approval or declaration of war  Limits power of president as commander in chief 6.4

9. Congressional Review and Confirmation Congressional Review and Confirmation  Of the B’ucy  Congressional review allows Congress to overrule regulations for federal agencies  Of the Judicial branch and Executive  Senate confirms Supreme Court, federal district court, and Cabinet nominations 6.4

10. Impeachment  Power to remove official from office  House votes to impeach  Senate conducts trial 6.4