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Structure of Congress Introduction to Chapter 13 AP US Government

Congressional Review Go over review information. Highlight areas you may need to study.

CongressParliament Congress versus Parliament Run as individuals in party primary Members are loyal to constituents Congressional voting is independent of the President Daily work takes place in committees Members have many benefits & perks, good pay Members have large staffs The Party chooses who runs for seats Members are loyal to party Voting is based on support of PM agenda, choose PM Daily work is in debates Have few perks, low pay Members have few to no staff Both are legislatures bicameralBoth are bicameral Lower houses elected by districts Lower houses are the larger bodies

Congressional OrganizerLeaderLeader Size Size QualificationsQualifications Term Term Speaker of the House chosen by majority party John Boehner is current Speaker (R) The Vice President is President of the Senate. Joe Biden is current leader (D). The Pro Tempore takes over usually. # based on state population by the Census every 10 years. The 435 seats are reapportioned. Each state has 2 Senators, for a total of 100. Must be 25, 7-yr. Citizen & State resident. Must be 30, 9-yr. Citizen & State resident. Serve 2-yr terms- no limit on times Serve 6-yr terms- no limit on times All 435 elected each term by district. Some state’s districts have gerrymanders. 1/3 elected every 2 years. The 17 th Amendment allows for election of Senators. Unique Powers: All Appropriation bill start in HOR. Have impeachment power. Unique Powers: Must approve Presidential appointments. 2/3 must approve Presidential treaties. Holds impeachment trials.

Notes on Congress Congress is established as the “first branch” of gov’t by Art. I of Const. This is the 113 th Congress, 2 nd session. Term is a 2-year meeting of Congress. There are 2 sessions per term. Congress meets on Capitol Hill in the Capitol Building.

Notes on the House NC has 13 Congressional districts. Currituck County is in the 3 rd District. Walter B. Jones, Jr. is our Representative. He is a Republican. The Republicans are the majority party. John Boehner (R) is the Speaker of the House.

Phases of the HOR: List a fact about each phase. First phase Sixth phase Second phase Third phase Fourth phase Fifth phase

Notes on the Senate NC’s Senior Senator is Richard Burr (R). Our Junior Senator is Kay Hagan (D). The Democrats are the majority party. Senate Pro Tempore is Patrick Leahy. Senate Majority Leader is Harry Reid. Senate Minority Leader is Mitch McConnell.

Evolution of the Senate Do a cause & effect diagram for each of the following concerning the Senate: Cause:Effect: »Small size>> »17 th Amendment>> »Filibuster>> »Rule 22 (cloture)>>

Assignment Read pp under “Getting Elected to Congress.” Take notes, especially on vocabulary and cases. Read CT handout and take notes. Answer questions. Before our next class, log on to YLI mock Congress. Use Symbaloo board to link.