1. The Legislative Branch
Article I
Congress

2. House of Representatives
Number of representatives: 435
Head of House of Representatives
Speaker of the House
Decides the committees each member will serve on
Decides the order in which bills will be heard
Paul Ryan– Speaker

3. House of Representatives
Term: 2 years
Qualifications
25 years old
7 years as a U.S. citizen
Resident of represented state

4. Richard Hudson
(District 8)

5. House of Representatives
Special Powers of the House of Representatives
All money (appropriations) bills start here
Select the President in an Electoral College tie
Write the article of impeachment against high ranking officials

6. Dividing Power Equally
Apportionment—The division of states into districts to determine how many representatives a state will get in the House of Representatives. Based on the population. Gerrymander -- an irregular district designed to increase the voting strength of a certain group.

7. Senate
Number of Senators: 100
Head of the Senate: U.S. Vice President
Day to day head of Senate: President Pro Tempore
Power: Decides committee members and order bill are debated.

8. 9 years a citizen of the U.S. Resident of the represented state
Senate
Term of office: 6 years
Qualifications:
30 years old
9 years a citizen of the U.S.
Resident of the represented state

9. North Carolina Senators
Richard Burr (Rep.)
Thom Tillis (Rep.)
North Carolina Senators

10. Senate
Special (non-legislative) Powers
Approves all treaties
Approves all appointments
Chooses the Vice President in an Electoral College tie
Acts as the jury in all trials of impeachment

11. Committees
The Committee System—The Senate and the House of Representatives are divided into different committees that work on issues. Standing Committees—Permanent committees that meet year round. Select Committees—Committees created to do a specific job for a limited period of time. Joint Committees—A committee that has members from both the House of Rep. and the Senate.

12. Standing Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Appropriations Armed Services Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Budget Commerce, Science, and Transportation Energy and Natural Resources Environment and Public Works Finance Foreign Relations Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Judiciary Rules and Administration Small Business and Entrepreneurship Veterans' Affairs
Joint Joint Committee on Printing Joint Committee on Taxation Joint Committee on the Library Joint Economic Committee
Special, Select, and Other Indian Affairs Select Committee on Ethics Select Committee on Intelligence Special Committee on Aging

13. Powers of Congress
Raise and collect taxes Borrow money Regulate commerce Set laws for Naturalization and Bankruptcy Coin Money Punish counterfeiting Post office Copyrights and patents Set up courts
Declare war Establish the military and National guard Make rules and allot funds for the military and National guard Punish pirates Run Washington D.C. and all federal property Elastic clause- implied power

14. ELASTIC CLAUSE
The necessary and proper clause gives Congress the power to make laws “necessary and proper” to carry out the delegated duties Also known as the ‘elastic clause’ it stretches the power given Congress

15. Making Decisions
Filibuster—A Senator who is given the opportunity to speak to the Senate talks and doesn’t give up the floor until the bill he/she is talking about is removed from voting. “talk the bill to death“ Cloture—3/5 of the can Senate vote to end a filibuster; call for a vote.

16. Longest Filibuster ever
The record for the longest filibuster goes to U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, who spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes against the Civil Rights Act of 1957, according to U.S. Senate records. Thurmond began speaking at 8:54 p.m. on Aug. 28 and continued until 9:12 p.m. the following evening, reciting the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, President George Washington's farewell address and other historical documents along the way. Thurmond was not the only lawmaker to filibuster on the issue, however. According to Senate records, teams of senators consumed 57 days filibustering between March 26 and June 19, the day the Civil Rights Act of 1957 passed.

17. Powers denied Congress
Congress cannot make laws concerning slave trade until 1808 Cannot suspend the writ of Habeas Corpus- must show cause for holding a suspect except in wartime No ex post facto law- cannot punish a person for an act committed before there was a law against it. No “bills of attainder” or laws that punish without a trial

18. Privileges and Compensation of Congress members:
Salary $147,000 per year Medical and dental benefits Free office, parking, and trips to home state Staff budget Tax break on second home Franking privilege- free postage on all mail to constituents

19. Privileges and Compensation of Congress members:
Immunity or legal protection:
Cannot be sued of anything they say or write while carrying out their duties
Cannot be arrested for minor offenses while Congress is in session
May not hold in other political office at the same time

20. Factors of decision making

22. Roll call Voice Standing Veto Pocket veto
Voting Types
Veto types
Roll call Voice Standing
Veto Pocket veto

26. Powers denied Congress
No direct tax- the 16th amendment allows income tax No tax on exports All states must be treated the same Congress must approve all expenditures of the President through laws No titles of nobility

27. Congress
Both houses make their own rules for behavior and punishments
Censure: formally reprimand, written in the record
Fines and penalties may be set for some offenses
Expulsion: members with gross misconduct may be thrown out of office