1. The Legislative Branch

2. Bell Work
What is the role of Congress in the U.S. government?

3. Roles of Congress
Making Laws
Personal beliefs
Constituents interests
Interest groups
Political party
Overseeing Agencies
Helping Constituents

4. How many?
435
Nonvoting members
Based on population
2-year term

5. Resident of the District
Qualifications
25 years old
7-year citizen
Resident of the District

6. Leadership
Floor leaders
Party whips
Speaker of the House
Paul Ryan

7. Bell Work What are some of the benefits of being a member of Congress?
Do you think that all of these benefits are warranted?

8. How many?
2 for each state = 100
6-year term
Elections every 2 years

9. Qualifications
30 years old
9-year citizen
Resident of state

10. $alary
&
Benefits
Franking Privilege

11. Vice President = President of the Senate
Leadership
Vice President = President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Sen. Patrick Leahy

12. Direct election of Senators
17th Amendment
Direct election of Senators

13. 27th Amendment

14. Congressional Districts

16. Arizona’s Districts

17. Wesberry v. Sanders
Gerrymandering
Davis v. Bandemer (1986)
Thornburg v. Gingles

18. Classwork
Read pages and answer questions 1-7 in complete sentences. This is number 3 in your notebook. (You don’t need to do the chart for question 1)

19. Bell work
In your opinion, what criteria should legislators use when drawing/re-drawing district lines? Why?

20. Powers of Congress

21. Expressed Powers (Enumerated, Listed)

22. Implied Powers “Elastic Clause”
“To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper…” to carry out its other powers.
“Elastic Clause”

23. Special Powers Appointments Decide Elections Ratify Treaties Jefferson
Jackson
Decide Elections
Thurgood Marshall & LBJ
Ratify Treaties

24. Denied Powers -Ex Post Facto Laws -Bills of Attainder -Tax exports
-Suspend the Writ of Habeas Corpus
-Laws violating the Constitution
-Laws favoring a state or group
-Grant titles of nobility
-Spend unauthorized money

25. 20th Amendment
Lame duck amendment

26. Classwork
Create a flow chart of how a bill becomes a law INCLUDING descriptions of each step. This is number 4 in your notebook. 

27. Quorum Special Session Rules of Conduct Reprimand Censure Expulsion
FDR on Dec. 8, 1941
Quorum
Special Session
Rules of Conduct
Reprimand
Censure
Expulsion
Sen. Joseph McCarthy

28. Congressional Committees

29. Standing Committees
Rules
Armed Services
Judiciary
Select/Special/Ad Hoc
Watergate
Kennedy Assassination

30. Joint Committee
Economic
Atomic Energy
Conference

31. Filibuster Cloture Roll-call vote Pocket veto Strom Thurmond
24 hours and 18 minutes