1. HOW CONGRESS WORKS

2. CONGRESSIONAL OVERVIEW  Will there be a quiz?  Note the meaning of the following terms:  Majority leaders  Standing committees  Congressional Overview (5:10)(5:10)

3. 2 HOUSES  435 Members  2-year terms  District constituencies  Younger membership  Strict rules  Work done in committees  No power over treaties & exec. appointments  100 members  6-year terms  State Constituencies  Older membership  Flexible rules  Work split between committees and floor  Executive oversight

4. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LEGISLATORS  Reps  25 years old  Citizen for 7 years  Inhabitant of state  Senators  30 years old  Citizen for 9 years  Inhabitant of state

5. WHAT ARE THE DIVERSE INTERESTS THAT HUFFMAN MUST REPRESENT?

6. Why do you think there are these two distinctions between the two “houses”? Choose 2 different distinctions between the Two “Houses” of Congress (ex: age difference And size)

8. TYPES OF LEGISLATION  Bill (requires Pres. Signature)  Resolution  Joint Resolution  Constitutional Amendment

9. CONGRESS ORGANIZES: COMMITTEES Where legislation originates  Voters/Constituents  Lobbyists  House Committee (Revenue bills)  Senate or House Committee How Committees Work  Committees lend specialization to the legislation  Committees hold hearings.  Standing Committees (ie: agriculture)  Select Committees (Intelligence- Dianne Feinstein Vice Chair)  Committees investigate (Watergate, Iran-Contra)

10. SUMMATIVE QUESTIONS  Explain the ways in which the Senate is more powerful.  Justify 2 distinctions between the houses.  What are the roles of committees?  Put responses to these in your Google Folder