1. The Legislative Branch Chapter 8

2. Job of Legislative branch Make the Law

3. Senate House of Representatives and Make up…

4. CONGRESS Senate House of Reps

5. 110 th Congress in session now

6. Members of Congress work for… Constituents: people who they represent –Congressmen are our voice in government

7. Members of Congress work for… Political party they belong to –Republican or Democrat –The party helps to elect it’s candidates to Congress

8. Members of Congress work for… Interest groups people who work together for similar goals to shape public policy –(stuff government does) NRA –National Rifle Association NAACP –National Assoc. for Advancement of Colored People

9. Members of Congress work for… Lobbyist: people who represent interest groups Work to get the interest groups ideas in government

10. Job of Congress VOTING Votes on hundreds of bills a year Must weigh information and arguments presented by constituents, lobbyists, party members

11. Servants of the people Help constituents Business people People with problems

12. How many senators?? Every state has 2 senators 50 states x 2 senators = 100 Senators in Congress

13. How many Representatives from each state? Depending on the number of people in your state Determines number of representatives

14. Map of Representatives

15. Congressional District Area that a member of the house represents State is divided into as many congressional districts as it has representatives Most districts contain 650,000 people http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/congress.html#pa

16. District 14

17. District 18

18. District 12

19. Representatives Serve for 2 years All 435 end terms of office on every other January 3 rd No limit of times rep can be reelected One–fourth of their time working for their constituents

20. Senators 2 senators represent each state A senator focuses interests on the whole state not just one district 6 year terms 1/3 of senators are elected every 2 years

21. Requirements Senators and representatives must live in states where they are elected SenatorsRepresentatives 30yrs old25 yrs old 9 yrs citizen7 yrs citizen 6 yr term2 yr term Congressmen make $154,700 Can have 2 offices Get monetary allowances Free postal use

22. PA Senators in DC http://specter.senate.gov/ http://casey.senate.gov/

23. PA representative in DC Mike Doyle http://www.house.gov/doyle/

24. PA US senators Bob Casey Arlen Spector

25. U.S. Capitol building The United States Capitol is the building which serves as home for the legislative branch of the United States government. It is located atop Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The building is characterized by a central dome (inspired as much by St Paul's Cathedral, London, as by St. Peter's, Rome) and two wings—one for each branch of Congress. The north wing is home of the Senate, the south wing is home of the House of Representatives.Capitollegislative branchUnited States Capitol HillWashington, DCSt Paul's CathedralSt. Peter'sCongress SenateHouse of Representatives From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

26. St. Paul’s Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral is a cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London in London, and the seat of the Bishop of London.Ludgate HillCity of London Bishop of London The present building dates from the 17th century, and is London's fourth St Paul's Cathedral. Work commenced on the cathedral in 1675, and was completed on October 20, 1708, the 76th birthday of its architect, Sir Christopher Wren. It is built of Portland stone in a late Renaissance to Baroque style. Its impressive dome inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, rising 108 metres (365 feet to the cross at its summit, i.e., one foot for each day of the year), makes it a famous London landmark.17th century 1675 October 201708Sir Christopher Wren Portland stone RenaissanceBaroqueSt. Peter's BasilicaRome From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

27. St. Peter's Basilica From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

28. US Capitol Building From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

29. Capitol Building

30. House of Representatives Chamber

31. The House in action

32. Senate Chamber

33. United States Senate Composition During the 109th Congress (2005-2007) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++ +************************ ************************- + Republicans : 55 * Democrats : 44 + -Independent: 1 (James Jeffords (I-VT) votes with the Democrats on procedural matters)James Jeffords

34. Subway The Congressional Subway in Washington, D.C. is two underground electric subway systems that connect the U.S. Capitol building to the House and Senate office buildings. On the Senate side, a computer-controlled system with small groups of enclosed "railcars" shuttles between the Hart Senate Office Building, Russell Senate Office Building, and the Capitol. On the House side, an older human-controlled system with single, open-topped cars shuttles between the Rayburn House Office Building and the Capitol. The subway systems do not terminate in the same location in the Capitol, but are connected by a labyrinth of tunnels underneath the Capitol.Washington, D.C.undergroundsubwayU.S. CapitolHart Senate Office BuildingRussell Senate Office BuildingRayburn House Office Building The systems are open to members, their visitors, and individuals employed in the Capitol, House, and Senate office buildings, free of charge. The House system has human operators to provide patronage jobs and so that the operators can enforce the "members only" rules that limit nonmembers to certain sections of the cars or that prohibit them altogether during roll call votes.HouseSenatepatronage The system was originally built in 1909 to link the Russell Senate Office Building to the Capitol. The Dirksen Senate Office Building was added to the system in 1954 and the Rayburn House Office Building in 1965. The system first ran on March 7, 1909, and was last updated in 1994.1909Russell Senate Office BuildingDirksen Senate Office Building1954Rayburn House Office Building1965March 719091994

35. Joint session of Congress Bush State of Union Address