The organization and Powers of Congress. Terms of Congress Starts Jan 3 of odd numbered yrs. Starts Jan 3 of odd numbered yrs. Lasts two years Lasts two.

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The organization and Powers of Congress

Terms of Congress Starts Jan 3 of odd numbered yrs. Starts Jan 3 of odd numbered yrs. Lasts two years Lasts two years Identified by number (ours is the 110 th ) Identified by number (ours is the 110 th )

A Bicameral Legislature House of Reps Senate Size Terms 2 years 6 years Powers of Leader steers leg thru H.; controls debate; conducts business ceremonialpowers Types of committees standing, select, joint, conference

Important terms Census: population count Census: population count Why? Representation based on Census data Why? Representation based on Census data

Important terms (cont) constituent: people represented constituent: people represented Why? Districts should contain the same number of people Why? Districts should contain the same number of people

Important terms (cont) gerrymander: oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group gerrymander: oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group Why? unfair adv Why? unfair adv

Important terms (cont) majority party: pol party to which more than ½ the members belong majority party: pol party to which more than ½ the members belong Why? Controls Congress Why? Controls Congress

Important terms (cont) minority party: pol party to which less than ½ the members belong minority party: pol party to which less than ½ the members belong Why? Doesn’t control Congress, can make it difficult to pass leg. Why? Doesn’t control Congress, can make it difficult to pass leg.

Types of Committees Standing comm. Continue work from session to session Standing comm. Continue work from session to session Select comm: special job for ltd time Select comm: special job for ltd time

Types of Comm (cont) Joint comm: include members of both houses Joint comm: include members of both houses Conference comm: helps both houses agree on details of proposed laws Conference comm: helps both houses agree on details of proposed laws

Powers of Congress Legislative powers Legislative powers Taxing & spending Taxing & spending Regulating commerce Regulating commerce Foreign relations and treaties Foreign relations and treaties

Powers of Congress (cont) Non-legislative powers Non-legislative powers Approval & removal Approval & removal Oversight & investigation Oversight & investigation