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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.

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1 The organization and Powers of Congress

2 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 )

3 A Bicameral Legislature House of Reps Senate Size435100 Terms 2 years 6 years Powers of Leader steers leg thru H.; controls debate; conducts business ceremonialpowers Types of committees standing, select, joint, conference

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

5 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

6 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

7 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

8 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.

9 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

10 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

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

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

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