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Enter room, and take assigned seat quietly. Put your name, date, and period on the top right-hand side of a piece of paper. Do NOT write in red. At the end of the period, turn your paper into tray #1 on your way out of the room.

Chapter 5 Section 1 Bell Ringer Copy questions and underline answers.

Chapter 5: The Legislative Branch Objectives: 1. Compare duties and functions of members of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of Alabama’s local and state govt. and of the national govt. 2. Locating political and geographic districts. 3. Explaining the concept of separation of powers and checks and balances among the three branches of state and national govt.

Chapter 5: The Legislative Branch Essential Question: Why do people create, structure, and change governments?

Lesson 1: Structure of Congress Vocabulary: 1.Senate 2.House of Representatives 3.Occur 4.Census 5.Adjust 6.Constituent 7.Gerrymandering 8.Majority party 9.Minority party 10.seniority

Lesson 1 Structure of Congress Link Video: History and Functions of CongressVideo C:\Users\eapplin\Downloads\HistoryAndFunctio nsOfCongress.mp

The United States Congress Directions: Complete the chart while reading Chapter 5 lesson 1 (pgs ) in your textbook. Then answer the question at the bottom in a paragraph. The Legislative Branch House of RepresentativesSenate Number of Members Length of Term Leadership Representation (who do they represent) Explain the congressional committee system used in Congress. Do you feel it is a good system? Support your answer years6 years Speaker of the House, majority leader and whip, Minority leader and whip Vice President, president pro tempore, majority leader and whip, minority leader and whip The people in their state congressional district based on population The people of their entire state. Two senators per state.

Congress

Bicameral

Terms and Sessions

Lesson 1: Structure of Congress Each Congress is divided into two sessions, meetings. Joint sessions occurs when the House and Senate meet together.

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House John Boehner

Speaker of the House third person in line for President

Census A population count every ten years. Adjustment/changes are made based on population

People represented.

Gerrymandering: an oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group.

Senate

Congressional Leaders Majority Minority

Presiding Officer of the Senate Vice President Joe Biden

President Pro Tempore ( for the time being) Patrick Leahy Patrick Leahy

Congressional Committees Standing Select Joint

Lesson 1: Structure of Congress Standing committees are permanent, they are used each term. They focus on areas of govt. work such as agriculture, commerce, and veteran affairs. Select or temporary committees deal with special issues. Meet for a limited time—until task is completed. Joint committees—include members from both houses and meet to consider special issues.

(Years of services)

Lesson 1: Structure of Congress Those who have been in Congress longest usually get to serve on the most favored or most powerful committee. Longest serving committee member from the majority party usually becomes chairperson

The Chairperson decides when committee meets.

Lesson 1: Structure of Congress Is the seniority system good or bad? Good: prevents fights over committee jobs Insures that chairpersons will have experience Bad: Talented committee members may be overlooked

Chapter 5 Lesson 2 Powers of Congress

Lesson 2: Powers of Congress Vocabulary: 1.Expressed powers 2.Enumerated powers 3.Implied powers 4.Elastic clause 5.Nonlegislative powers 6.Impeach 7.Writ of habeas corpus 8.Bill of attainder 9.Ex post facto law 10.regulate

Lesson 2: Powers of Congress Link Video: An Act of Congress—SPARS C:\Users\eapplin\Downloads\CongressAuthori zesCreationofSPARS.mp4 C:\Users\eapplin\Downloads\CongressAuthori zesCreationofSPARS.mp4 3.32

Powers of Congress Identify the powers of Congress and give examples of each Expressed Powers ________ Powers __________ Powers _________ Powers Money: support public schools, welfare programs, public housing; maintain the Federal Reserve Board. Commerce: prohibit discrimination Military: right to draft people into the armed services. Money: Lay and collect taxes; Borrow money; Coin, print and regulate money Commerce: Regulate foreign and interstate Commerce Military and Foreign Policy Powers: Declare war; Raise support and regulate an army and navy Implied Other Lawmaking Establish laws of naturalization Establish post offices & post roads. Grant copyrights and patents Create lower federal courts Govern Washington, D.C. Provide laws necessary and proper for carrying out all other listed powers. Nonlegislative Suggest amendments to the Constititution. Check the other branches of govt. Approve or reject president’s nominees for various offices. Remove from office any federal official involved in serious wrongdoing.

Enumerated Powers 18 clauses listing powers specifically given to Congress.

Elastic Clause Defense Department “Necessary and proper”

Lesson 2: Powers of Congress Congress has the power to do whatever is “necessary and proper” to carry out its expressed powers. Allows congress to stretch its powers to meet new needs

Amendments Appointments Impeach

Congressional Limits Writ of Habeas Corpus Bill of Attainder Expo Facto Laws Veto/Override

Chapter 5 Section 4

Lesson 4: How a Bill Becomes a Law Vocabulary: 1.Joint resolution 2.Special-interest group 3.Submit 4.Rider 5.Filibuster 6.Cloture 7.Voice vote 8.Standing vote 9.Roll-call vote 10.Pocket veto

Lesson 4: How a Bill Becomes a Law Link Video: How Congress Makes Laws C:\Users\eapplin\Downloads\TheCommitteeS ystemLegislationandImpeachment.mp4 C:\Users\eapplin\Downloads\TheCommitteeS ystemLegislationandImpeachment.mp

Lesson 4: How a Bill Becomes a Law Types of Bills 1.Private bills—concern individual people or places. Claims against govt. 2.Public bills—apply to the entire nation and involve general matters such as taxation, farm police, highway building. Resolutions—formal statements expressing lawmakers opinions or decisions. Joint resolutions—passed by both houses, become law if signed by the president.

Lesson 4: How a Bill Becomes a Law From Bill to Law As you read pages develop a sequence diagram to track the 7 major steps an idea takes to become a law. 1.Senator or representative introduces bill 2.Sent to standing committee 3.Debated on House or Senate floor 4.Approved in one chamber and sent to other 5.Debated in other chamber 6.Approved in other chamber and sent to president for signature 7.Signed into law by president or vetoed by president and then overridden in both House and Senate.

Lesson 4: How a Bill Becomes a Law Filibuster: a tactic for defeating a bill in the Senate by talking until the bill’s sponsor withdraws it. Longest filibuster was led by Senators who opposed the Civil Rights Act in It lasted 57 days.

Cloture: a procedure used in the Senate to limit debate on a bill. Three-fifths of the members must vote for cloture.

Lesson 4: How a Bill Becomes a Law Types of Votes: 1.Voice vote: 2.Standing vote: 3.Roll-Call vote: (senate only) Simple majority needed to pass a bill.

Lesson 4: How a Bill Becomes a Law Sign or Veto President refuses to sign President do nothing for 10 days—bill becomes law if congress is in session. If congress has adjourned the bill dies. (pocket veto)

Exit slip: – What is the difference between a veto and a pocket veto?

Chapter 5 Review Answer questions on p Test Tuesday, October 20, 2015